The California Public Records Act (PRA) was enacted to promote public access to public records, while also recognizing competing interests. The Legislature wanted to be mindful of an individual’s right to privacy, but it declared that “access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state.” 

While Dixon Police Department understands and supports the public's right to access the public records created and maintained by the City in the course of its normal business, please be advised that the PRA contains numerous exemptions from disclosure. Requests are reviewed on an individual basis to determine the information that can or cannot be released, and the involvement of the requestor can affect this determination. Pursuant to PRA, the typical timeline for the Police Department to make a determination of available records is within ten (10) calendar days. However, under certain circumstances, the Police Department may exercise its right to extend this timeline for up to additional fourteen (14) days.

Not all calls for service generate a report being taken by the officer. All calls for service generate a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) incident number, the format for these incident numbers are the date followed by 4 numbers (YYMMDD####). To submit a request for a copy of an incident report through Solano County Sheriff’s Office, who dispatches for our department, please click here to download the form or click here to request the report online. 

If a report number was taken, the format for the report numbers are year of the report with four numbers following it (YY-####). If you or the party for whom you are requesting the report was involved in a traffic collision, please go to crashdocs.org to request a copy of the traffic collision report. For all other reports, please click on this link to download the form. It can be submitted in person at the Dixon Police Department lobby or e-mailed with a copy of your driver’s license or identification card to DPDRecords@dixonpolice.org.

For additional assistance, Records staff are available Monday through Friday excluding holidays from 9am-5pm.