Search Fairbanks Recent Arrests

Fairbanks Police Department and the Police2Citizen Portal

The Fairbanks Police Department serves the city of Fairbanks and operates a public-facing arrest data portal that sets it apart from most Alaska cities. The FPD Police2Citizen portal at p2c.fairbanksalaska.gov lets you search recent arrests around the clock. You do not need to file a formal request to see recent activity. The portal lists arrest names, charges, and dates without any login requirement.

FPD is located at 911 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701. The main line is (907) 450-6500. The department's main website is at fairbanksalaska.gov/police-department. For copies of actual police reports or arrest documents, you submit a public records request through the department. The Police2Citizen portal is a data summary tool, not a full records repository.

Fairbanks sees a significant volume of criminal activity for a city of its size. In 2022, FPD recorded 1,127 total arrests. Of those, 1,072 involved adults and 55 involved juveniles. The department also recorded 2,208 crimes that year. Larceny and theft accounted for roughly 50 percent of all crimes. There were 10 homicides and 712 assaults. These numbers reflect the police department's service area within city limits. The borough areas outside the city are covered separately by the Alaska State Troopers.

The Alaska State Troopers Fairbanks Post handles calls outside city limits, including highway incidents and rural communities in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. That post is at 1975 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, (907) 451-5100. AST operates as Detachment D in the Interior region. If a recent arrest occurred on the highway or in an unincorporated area near Fairbanks, the AST would be the originating agency, not FPD.

Under Alaska Statute AS 40.25.110, arrest records are public documents. The Police2Citizen portal reflects this by making basic arrest data publicly accessible without a formal request. More detailed records, like full incident reports, require a written request and may take several business days to fulfill.

Fairbanks Correctional Center Inmate Lookup

People booked on recent arrests in Fairbanks are generally taken to the Fairbanks Correctional Center. The facility is at 1400 Gillam Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701. The main phone number is (907) 458-6700. The facility is operated by the Alaska Department of Corrections. Visitor hours and other administrative functions run daily from 8 AM to 4:30 PM, though the facility operates around the clock.

The quickest way to confirm whether a person is currently held is through the VINE system. VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) is free and available at vinelink.vineapps.com/search/AK. You can search by name or booking number. The system shows current facility, custody status, and will send alerts by phone, text, or email when a person is released or moved. There is no cost to register for notifications.

Booking information typically takes a few hours to appear in VINE after an arrest. If you are looking for someone arrested within the last hour, the jail's direct line is the fastest option. For anyone arrested more than 12 hours ago, VINE should reflect current status.

The Fairbanks Correctional Center also holds people awaiting trial in the 4th Judicial District. If a person was arrested and charged but not yet sentenced, they may be held here pending trial. For sentence status and longer-term housing, the Alaska DOC offender search tool provides additional information.

CourtView: Fairbanks Criminal Case Records

After a recent arrest in Fairbanks leads to charges, the case appears in CourtView. This is the Alaska Court System's free public case search tool, accessible at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm. No account is needed. You search by name or case number and get charge details, hearing dates, and case status.

Fairbanks criminal cases are heard at the Fairbanks District Court and Superior Court. The Fairbanks District Court handles misdemeanors and lower-level matters. The Superior Court handles felonies. Municipal violations go through the Fairbanks Municipal Court at 813 7th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701, (907) 459-6700. All three feed case data into CourtView.

CourtView is updated daily. Cases usually appear within 24 to 48 hours of arraignment. It does not show arrests that were not charged. If you look up a recent arrest and find no case in CourtView, the person may still be under review, or charges may not have been filed yet. Checking back after a few days usually clarifies the situation.

CourtView also lets you see if a warrant is active. Open warrants tied to older cases sometimes surface when someone is arrested on a new charge in Fairbanks. If a person has prior failures to appear, those show up in the case history as well.

Alaska DPS Records and Criminal History

The Alaska Department of Public Safety handles statewide criminal history records through their online system at backgroundcheck.dps.alaska.gov. A name-based search costs $20. A fingerprint-based search costs $35 and is more complete because it links records by biometric ID rather than name alone.

These checks are governed by AS 12.62.160, which covers criminal history disclosure rules in Alaska. Conviction records are available to the public. Some arrest records that did not result in conviction may be restricted depending on case outcome. The DPS system covers all of Alaska, so a Fairbanks arrest appears alongside any prior activity from other parts of the state.

For records tied to Alaska State Trooper activity in the Fairbanks area, requests go through DPS Detachment D at the Fairbanks Post. The central DPS Records Unit is at 5700 E Tudor Road in Anchorage, reachable at (907) 269-5511. Mail-in requests are accepted for both name and fingerprint checks.

AST Daily Dispatch and Additional Resources

The Alaska State Troopers post a public daily log at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov. The dispatch covers AST activity statewide and is searchable by date and location. For Fairbanks area incidents outside city limits, the Daily Dispatch is one of the few places where recent arrests by the Troopers appear before formal records are available.

The Alaska Sex Offender Registry at sor.dps.alaska.gov lists registered offenders in Fairbanks and the surrounding borough. If a recent arrest involves a person with a prior sex offense conviction, their registry status is publicly accessible there regardless of the current charge.

VINE notification services are available for victims and family members tracking a person held at Fairbanks Correctional Center. Register at vinelink.vineapps.com/search/AK to receive automatic custody alerts. The service is free and works by phone, text, or email.

Nearby Qualifying Cities

Several communities near Fairbanks have their own recent arrests pages. These are unincorporated census-designated places within the Fairbanks North Star Borough, all within a short distance of the city.

• Badger - Unincorporated CDP east of Fairbanks, served by Alaska State Troopers
• College - CDP adjacent to Fairbanks city limits, home to the UAF campus
• Farmers Loop - Unincorporated community north of Fairbanks

All borough-wide records information is available on the Fairbanks North Star Borough records page.