Fitchburg Police Department

At the Fitchburg Police Department in Massachusetts, walk-in records requests can still be made in person at the Records Office, while all electronic requests now go to a dedicated records email address. The department takes part voluntarily in the National Incident-Based Reporting System, sending its crime figures to the state Crime Report Unit in Massachusetts, which forwards official figures to the FBI. The FBI ended summary UCR reporting after 2021, and final numbers can still change before federal statistics come out each fall. Annual reports for 2023 and 2024 are posted for the public. Crime prevention guidance covers common fraud schemes, credit card fraud and identity theft, and victims are encouraged to report to the Federal Trade Commission and the three credit bureaus as well as to police. To prevent thefts from vehicles, officers urge drivers to lock up, close windows and sunroofs, keep valuables out of sight and write down serial numbers of electronics. Information about the Junior Police Academy reaches public schools each spring through school resource officers, and the department's Facebook page carries updates on winter parking bans and traffic issues.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Fitchburg city, MA has an estimated population of 41,633.