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.
Manhattan Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with about 33,000 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 Manhattan Beach offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Manhattan Beach, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Manhattan Beach records are kept
- Kept by the City of Manhattan Beach: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Manhattan Beach police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach police records.
- Website: manhattanbeach.gov/Home/Components/ServiceDirectory/ServiceDirector... (page title: Police Records | Contact Police | City of Manhattan Beach)
- Phone: (310) 545-4566
- 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 Los Angeles County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Manhattan Beach 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: manhattanbeach.gov/visitors/city-recognized-holidays (page title: City Hall Hours and Recognized Holidays | City of Manhattan Beach)
- Phone: (310) 545-4566
- Hours: Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Manhattan Beach
California public records law applies to the city government of Manhattan Beach. 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: manhattanbeach.gov/residents/public-records-and-service-requests (page title: Public Records and Service Requests | City of Manhattan Beach)
- Phone: (310) 802-5056
- Address: 1400 Highland Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
- 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 Los Angeles County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
- Santa Clarita
- Glendale
- Pomona
- Torrance
- Pasadena
- Downey
- West Covina
- El Monte
- Norwalk
- Carson
- South Gate
- Santa Monica
- Whittier
- Hawthorne
- Lakewood
- Bellflower
- Baldwin Park
- Redondo Beach
- Lynwood
- Montebello
- Monterey Park
- Diamond Bar
- Huntington Park
- Paramount
- Glendora
- Rosemead
- Azusa
- Cerritos
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- Culver City
- San Gabriel
- Monrovia
- Bell Gardens
- Temple City
- San Dimas
- Bell
- La Verne
- South Pasadena
- Maywood
- San Fernando
- Calabasas
- Cudahy
- Agoura Hills
- Hermosa Beach
- El Segundo
- Artesia
- Hawaiian Gardens
- San Marino
- Commerce
- Sierra Madre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Manhattan Beach website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Manhattan Beach offices listed above, and the city's own website is manhattanbeach.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Manhattan Beach?
Request it from the Manhattan Beach police records unit at manhattanbeach.gov, phone (310) 545-4566. 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 Manhattan Beach?
Manhattan Beach cases are heard by the courts that serve Los Angeles County, and people arrested in Manhattan Beach are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Los Angeles County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Manhattan Beach?
Through the city's records request page at manhattanbeach.gov, phone (310) 802-5056. 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.