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Bridgeport Police Department

City agencyCT0001500NIBRS since 2018LEMAS 2020Founded 1837

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region County, Connecticut

Serves ~152,588 residents · UCR reported

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The Bridgeport Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is responsible for most law enforcement within the geographical boundaries of City of Bridgeport, with the exception of:City parks, which are handled by the Bridgeport Park Police Department Most judicial warrants and judicial process, which are handled by the Fairfield County State Marshal Highway patrol, which is handled by the Connecticut State Police

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Burglary: victim & offender age · 1,163 victims, 1,352 offenders
Victim sex
Male690 (59%)
Female470 (40%)
Unknown3 (0%)
Victim race
White639 (64%)
Black or African American309 (31%)
Asian34 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native21 (2%)
Incident location
Residence/Home851 (60%)
Commercial/Office Building147 (10%)
Restaurant82 (6%)
Specialty Store72 (5%)
Construction Site48 (3%)
Convenience Store47 (3%)

Top 6 of 28 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)9 (35%)
Otherwise Known9 (35%)
Acquaintance2 (8%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend2 (8%)
Offender1 (4%)
Neighbor1 (4%)

Top 6 of 8 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property180 (82%)
Simple Assault13 (6%)
Intimidation8 (4%)
Aggravated Assault5 (2%)
Weapon Law Violations4 (2%)
All Other Larceny3 (1%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
355
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
174
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
529
Population served
143,525
Operating budget
$45,077,331
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201342951$43,050,154
2007423102$43,552,059
2003442109$35,819,970
2000420120$32,947,897
1999441103
1997431108
199339670
199038957
198741448

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
321
Civilians (2025)
44

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

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