Obtain an Existing Police Report
How Do I Get a Copy of My Existing Police Report?
Download the Request for Police Report Form (pdf)
Electronic Requests:
Our pdf-fillable version of our Request for Police Report Form is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian,
Tagalog and Vietnamese. Select your language, download and fill out the Request for Police Report Form in your preferred
language. Save the document to your computer and e-mail it to us at sfpd.records@sfgov.org
Handwritten Requests:
A printable version of our Request for Police Report Form is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Tagalog,
and Vietnamese. Select your language, download and fill out the Request for Police Report Form in your preferred language.
Send the completed form, with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
San Francisco Police Department
Records Management
1245 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94158
If you are unable to print this form, you may go to your nearest police station to pick one up.
You may also go in person to Records Management; Monday thru Friday, 8am to 5pm (except holidays) to obtain your report if
available. You will be required to present valid identification.
Obtaining a copy of your police report is FREE.
For questions, please call 1-415-575-7232
**FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, OR ABUSE OF AN ELDER
OR DEPENDENT ADULT** – California Family Code § 6228 provides that victims of the alleged crimes, listed above, may receive a
copy of their incident report within five days of their request, free of charge. Due to the sensitive information included in the reports,
SFPD protocol requires in-person identification verification. Victims or their designated representatives must either submit their request
in-person or pick-up their incident report in person at the Records Management Desk: 1245 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94158,
sfpd.records@sfgov.org or at SVU: 850 Bryant, Room 500; San Francisco, CA 94103, Monday thru Friday, 8am to 5pm, except
holidays. For a list of acceptable forms of identification, please refer to Section 2 of the Request for Police Report: Family Code § 6228
form.
Download the Request for Police Report: Family Code § 6228 Form (pdf)
Electronic Requests:
Our pdf-fillable version of our Request for Police Report: Family Code § 6228 Form is available in English, Spanish, Chinese,
Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Select your language, download and fill out the Request for Police Report Form in your
preferred language.
Handwritten Requests:
A printable version of our Request for Police Report: Family Code § 6228 Form is available in English, Spanish, Chinese,
Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Select your language, download and fill out the Request for Police Report Form in your
preferred language.
Victim Services: https://sfdistrictattorney.org/victim-services
https://sfdistrictattorney.org/advocacy-program
How to get a Restraining Order: https://www.sfsuperiorcourt.org/divisions/ufc/domestic-violence
