Chatham Patch Police Blotter (2024)

FAQs

Where do I get a police report in Chatham County GA? ›

Any request made will be directed to the Custodian of Records, 295 Police Memorial Drive, Savannah, GA 31405, through the CCPD web page https://police.chathamcountyga.gov/Records/RecordsRequest or through the Records Unit e-mail at CCPDRecords@chathamcounty.org.

With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Chatham is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 60% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Chatham is one in 136.

Police reports are considered ! public records' within the meaning of the California Public Records Act and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance. Police reports must be released unless an exception applies.

How Do I Order the Police Report Online? Going to a police station in person is a hassle, so some accident victims prefer to get the report online. You can visit the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) website, which will direct you to the non-government website, BuyCrash.

Chatham is not considered an affordable place to live. The cost of living in Chatham is 70% higher than the national average and 49% higher than the state average. Here is how costs compare to the U.S. average: Goods & services - 2% higher.

As we noted earlier, many communities in the Chatham-Kent area considered some of the safest places to live in Canada, with one of the lowest rankings for violent crimes.

There are a few pockets of deprivation around Kent: some areas of Sheerness and Maidstone to name a few. But recent statistics show Chatham Central tops them all as the most deprived ward in the entirety of Kent and Medway.

Georgia law clearly provides that, except as otherwise specifically provided, “All public records … shall be open for a personal inspection by any citizen of this state at a reasonable time and place; and those in charge of such records shall not refuse this privilege to any citizen.” O.C.G.A. § 50-18- 70(b).

CAD stands for computer aided dispatch and will only include the information (in brief) of the original call, some of the involved parties and status updates as provided by the responding officer(s). The CAD report is not the investigation in most cases.

Where do I pick up a police report in Dalton GA? ›

How do I get a copy of a police report? Reports written by Dalton Police Officers can be picked up at the Police Services Center between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Records Section phone number is 706-278-9085, ext. 9408.