Connecticut, New Haven County
Where Waterbury's records are kept. Waterbury has its own clerk's office, police department and utility office; the town clerk keeps land records and copies of birth and death certificates.
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The cards below include Waterbury's own offices, along with State of Connecticut offices; the New Haven County offices are on our New Haven County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The Town Clerk at City Hall, 235 Grand Street, records Waterbury land documents, offers an online land record index through SearchIQS and a fraud alert for filings in your name.
Open official site Waterbury Town Clerk Land RecordsPolice & jail
Waterbury Police Department at 255 East Main Street, with department news, community events, command staff and division pages, and a Records Division for reports and permits.
Open official site Waterbury Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Records Division releases incident and accident reports, takes Freedom of Information requests through an online portal and processes pistol permit applications and handgun registrations.
Open official site Waterbury Police Records DivisionCity records
The Department of Inspections enforces the Connecticut building code in Waterbury and issues building, electrical, plumbing, heating and sign permits, with application forms and a posted fee schedule.
Open official site Waterbury Department of InspectionsCity records
The Waterbury Water Department serves Waterbury, Watertown, Prospect and Wolcott, takes online bill payments and walk in payments at City Hall, 235 Grand Street, and handles closing payoff requests.
Open official site Waterbury Water DepartmentFederal
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedState records
Quick search for missing children near Waterbury Connecticut.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, ConnecticutState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseVital records
Census Bureau statistics for Waterbury city, Connecticut: an estimated 115,771 people in July 2025 and a poverty rate of 24.7%, plus age, race, veterans, housing costs and commute times.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
The Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy Unit offers genealogy indexes, probate estate and district guides, census and church records help and FamilySearch affiliate access; reference staff answer by phone or email.
Open official site Connecticut State Library History and GenealogyCounty court
Divisional clerk's offices in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport are open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the court's links reach PACER, electronic filing, electronic claims and Pay.gov payments.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of ConnecticutEverything else, organized
13 more Waterbury sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Waterbury, a place of 114,403 people, is in New Haven County, whose county seat is New Haven. Waterbury's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Connecticut Superior Court. Waterbury's own offices are in the cards above, and our New Haven County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Connecticut is run by the Connecticut Secretary of the State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online registration where Connecticut offers it, polling places and the local election office for Waterbury.
Deeds for property in Waterbury are recorded by the town clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our New Haven County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Connecticut come from the state vital records office, Connecticut State Vital Records Office, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.