SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.

About this guide

Los Angeles County, California, has about 9.8 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Los Angeles County depends on where the incident happened: the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the California Public Records Act requires of it.

This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.

Related guides: Los Angeles County public records, Los Angeles County warrants, Los Angeles County inmate search, Los Angeles County criminal records, Los Angeles County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Los Angeles County

A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.

In Los Angeles County that is the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.

The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol's 14 offices in Los Angeles County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.

The FBI's agency list also places ten campus police departments, five other agencies and one state agency in Los Angeles County, each with a records office of its own.

Reports from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5,978 violent and 15,575 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 18,434 arrests for 2023.

Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (213) 473-6100. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at locator.lacounty.gov/lac/Location/3069210/los-angeles-county-sherif... (page title: Los Angeles County Sheriff | Inmate Reception Center), phone (213) 473-6100, 450 Bauchet St. Los Angeles CA 90012, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Los Angeles County

The 88 cities the FBI lists in Los Angeles County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.

The rest: Burbank, Inglewood, Norwalk, Carson, Compton, South Gate, Santa Monica, Whittier, Hawthorne, Alhambra, Lakewood, Bellflower, Baldwin Park, Redondo Beach, Lynwood, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Gardena, Monterey Park, Arcadia, Diamond Bar, Huntington Park, Paramount, Glendora, Rosemead, Covina, Azusa, Cerritos, La Mirada, Rancho Palos Verdes, Culver City, San Gabriel, Monrovia, Bell Gardens, La Puente, Claremont, Temple City, West Hollywood, Manhattan Beach, San Dimas, Bell, Beverly Hills, La Verne, Lawndale, Walnut, South Pasadena, Maywood, Duarte, San Fernando, Calabasas, Cudahy, Lomita, La Cañada Flintridge, Agoura Hills, South El Monte, Hermosa Beach, Santa Fe Springs, El Segundo, Artesia, Hawaiian Gardens, Palos Verdes Estates, San Marino, Commerce, Signal Hill, Sierra Madre, Malibu, Rolling Hills Estates, Westlake Village, La Habra Heights, Avalon, Hidden Hills, Rolling Hills, Irwindale, Bradbury, Industry and Vernon.

How Many Reports: Los Angeles County in 2025

The 88 agencies in Los Angeles County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 52,956 violent and 209,948 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the 47 agencies in Los Angeles County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 111,326 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.

What the California Public Records Act Requires

The California Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances, at a charge of the direct cost of copying only, not staff time, from the agency that holds the report.

Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at lacounty.gov/services/request-documents/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES).

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Los Angeles County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the California Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances.

How long does an agency in Los Angeles County have to answer?

Under the California Public Records Act, within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances. It may charge the direct cost of copying only, not staff time.

Who has a crash report from a state highway in Los Angeles County?

The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's 14 offices in Los Angeles County.

How do I get a report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit, reached through the office at (213) 473-6100. Under the California Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances.

Is this the official Los Angeles County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.