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.
Key West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, with about 25,000 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 Key West 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 Key West, 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 Key West records are kept
- Kept by the City of Key West: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Monroe 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 Monroe County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Key West police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Key West 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 Key West police records.
- Website: cityofkeywest-fl.gov/1071/Police-Department (page title: Police Department | Key West, FL)
- 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 Monroe County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Key West 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: cityofkeywest-fl.gov/142/Contact-Us (page title: City of Key West City Hall | Key West, FL)
- Phone: 877-955-8773
- Address: 1300 White Street Key West, FL 33040
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Key West
Florida public records law applies to the city government of Key West. 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: cityofkeywest-fl.gov/386/Records-Management (page title: Records Management | Key West, FL)
- Phone: 305 809-3832
- Address: 3832 Physical Address 1300 White Street Key West, FL 33040
- 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 Monroe County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Monroe County. The Monroe County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Key West website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Key West offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofkeywest-fl.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Key West?
Request it from the Key West police records unit at cityofkeywest-fl.gov/1071/Police-Department. 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 Key West?
Key West cases are heard by the courts that serve Monroe County, and people arrested in Key West are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Monroe County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Key West?
Through the city's records request page at cityofkeywest-fl.gov/386/Records-Management, phone 305 809-3832. 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.