The mission of the Wichita Police Department Records Bureau is to manage all City law enforcement records throughout their lifetime, from generation or reception, clarification, review, validation, updating, storage and retrieval to final destruction or archival storage; to efficiently disseminate the documentation per Federal, State and local laws to law enforcement, criminal justice, government agencies, citizens and their agents; and provide Wichita Police and other criminal justice, government agents, citizens and their agents; and provide Wichita Police and other criminal justice agencies special policing support.
The Records Bureau is a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week operation. These hours of operation is essential to provide the support needed for the Department as well as the community of Wichita. The Records Bureau is available by phone 24/7 and accessible to walk-in customers, 8am - 5pm (Monday-Friday).
Wichita Police Department
Records Bureau
455 N Main, 5th Floor
Wichita, KS 67202
Kansas Open Records Act
The Kansas Open Records Act (K.O.R.A) is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels in Kansas. This area provides copies of incident reports, accidents, Axon footage, and documents related to the Wichita Police Department. If you are needing documents, Axon video, or full reports please follow this link Open Records Request
Central Records
The Central Records Unit provides service to citizens and departmental members by locating incident numbers, providing media copies of incident reports, maintaining the integrity of police records in compliance with the law, and disseminating information in regulation with the Kansas Open Records Act.
P: (316) 268-4186
Case Desk
The Case Desk Unit provides service to citizens and departmental members by completing data entry of police incidents directly into the Records Management System.
P: (316) 268-4221
S.P.I.D.E.R. UNIT (Special Police Information Data Entry Retrieval)
The Wichita Police Department S.P.I.D.E.R. Unit operates twenty-four (24) hours daily, seven (7) days per week. This unit is staffed with ten (10) dispatch positions. The mission of the S.P.I.D.E.R. Unit is to collect and disseminate information, by various means of communications, to law enforcement agencies of the area and nation, and to others authorized to receive such information.
Imaging Unit
The Imaging Unit has the responsibility of archiving non-current year police documentation. They also assist with retrieval of archived reports for research and investigative requests.
Fingerprint Unit
The Fingerprint Unit provides classification of fingerprints, maintains fingerprint files and comparison of fingerprints, and maintains quality control of arrest information.
Word Processing Unit
The Word Processing Unit has the responsibility of transcribing Additional Information Reports from the officers' digital recordings into a supplemental report added to the original case incident in the Wichita Police Department's Record Management System. The typed documents are used for reference and are maintained as a permanent record in the incident.
