# Where can I access police crime reports?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 20, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-access-police-crime-reports/327137 "2005-10-20T20:29:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-access-police-crime-reports/327137/1 "2005-10-20T20:29:02Z")

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I would like to see the reports made by police officers detailing the investigation of a crime. I am interested in how such investigations go about, what the steps are, how the criminal screwed up, etc. I would like to see them for various types of crimes, everything from murders to robbery.

Are these reports public record? Are their books you could recomend?