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.
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with about 137,000 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 Pasadena 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 Pasadena, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, Police records, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Pasadena records are kept
- Kept by the City of Pasadena: 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.
Pasadena City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Pasadena.
- Website: cityofpasadena.net/city-clerk (page title: Office of the City Clerk)
- Phone: (626) 744-4124
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Pasadena police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Pasadena 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 Pasadena police records.
- Website: cityofpasadena.net/police/divisions-and-sections/support-services/p... (page title: Public Records Request | Police Department)
- Phone: 626.744.7311
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 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.
Public records requests to Pasadena
California public records law applies to the city government of Pasadena. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
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
- 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
- Manhattan Beach
- 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
Pasadena Arrest Records
The Pasadena arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Pasadena's arrests to the FBI and the 2,403 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Pasadena is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Pasadena Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Pasadena, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Pasadena warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Pasadena inmate search (the custody page of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Pasadena criminal records (the court file, the California criminal history and the local arrest records), Pasadena court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Pasadena police reports (which agency holds a report and what the California Public Records Act requires), Pasadena traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Pasadena DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Pasadena divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Pasadena property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Pasadena website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Pasadena offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Pasadena?
Request it from the Pasadena police records unit at cityofpasadena.net, phone 626.744.7311. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Pasadena city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at cityofpasadena.net/city-clerk, phone (626) 744-4124. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Pasadena?
Pasadena cases are heard by the courts that serve Los Angeles County, and people arrested in Pasadena 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 Pasadena?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. California public records law applies to city governments.