Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, with about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Lake Havasu City offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Lake Havasu City, every one opened and checked, and lists 1 more whose site blocks automated checks.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Lake Havasu City records are kept
- Kept by the City of Lake Havasu City: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Mohave County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Mohave County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Lake Havasu City police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Lake Havasu City police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Lake Havasu City police records.
- Website: lhcaz.gov/277/Police-Reports-Records-Requests (page title: Police Reports & Records Requests | Lake Havasu City, AZ)
- Phone: 928-855-1171
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Mohave County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Lake Havasu City City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: lhcaz.gov/m/directory
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the site did not answer our automated check (HTTP 429); open it directly in a browser.
Public records requests to Lake Havasu City
Arizona public records law applies to the city government of Lake Havasu City. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: lhcaz.gov/210/Public-Records (page title: Public Records | Lake Havasu City, AZ)
- Phone: 928-453-4142
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Mohave County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Mohave County. The Mohave County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Lake Havasu City Arrest Records
The Lake Havasu City arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Lake Havasu City's arrests to the FBI and the 2,098 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Lake Havasu City is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Lake Havasu City Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Lake Havasu City, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Lake Havasu City warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Lake Havasu City inmate search (the jail page of the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Lake Havasu City criminal records (the court file, the Arizona criminal history and the local arrest records), Lake Havasu City court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Lake Havasu City police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Arizona Public Records Law requires), Lake Havasu City traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Lake Havasu City DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Lake Havasu City divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Lake Havasu City property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Lake Havasu City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Lake Havasu City offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Lake Havasu City?
Request it from the Lake Havasu City police records unit at lhcaz.gov/277/Police-Reports-Records-Requests, phone 928-855-1171. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Lake Havasu City?
Lake Havasu City cases are heard by the courts that serve Mohave County, and people arrested in Lake Havasu City are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Mohave County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Lake Havasu City?
Through the city's records request page at lhcaz.gov/210/Public-Records, phone 928-453-4142. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.