What Arrests.org Is
Arrests.org republishes booking photos and arrest details scraped from county sheriff records, organized into state portals like Florida.Arrests.org. Florida is one of its largest sections — a direct consequence of Florida's broad public-records laws, which make booking data easy to harvest in bulk. Listings include your photo, charges, booking date, and personal details, all tuned to rank for your name.
The Site’s Removal Process
Arrests.org provides a removal form tied to your record ID — generally more reliable than emailing. The process:
- 1Find your listing and note the Record ID in the page URL.
- 2Open the removal page for that record and choose a reason — sealed/expunged, charges dropped or not adjudicated guilty, or other grounds. There is also an option to strip your date of birth and address.
- 3Attach supporting documentation — court records, expungement order, or equivalent.
- 4Wait 5 to 30 days for a decision.
The Re-Scraping Problem
Arrests.org continuously re-harvests public records. A listing removed today can quietly return in a future scrape — same photo, new record ID — and most people never notice until a background check does. This is the single biggest reason one-time DIY removals from this site disappoint.
For Florida arrests, the fix has teeth: under Florida Statute § 901.43, republication after a proper statutory removal demand exposes the publisher to civil penalties of up to $5,000 per day, plus attorney's fees. A statutory demand served correctly once protects you against the re-scrape permanently.
How I Handle Arrests.org Removals
I identify every listing across Arrests.org's state portals, file the site's removal requests with complete documentation, and serve § 901.43 statutory demands for Florida records so the removal is legally enforceable rather than discretionary. Then I clean up the search side — cached results and images — and monitor for re-publication. The full picture is covered in Florida mugshot removal and removing your mugshot from Google.