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.
Panama City is a city in Bay County, Florida, with about 37,000 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 Panama 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 Panama City, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Panama City records are kept
- Kept by the City of Panama City: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Bay 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 Bay County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Panama City police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Panama 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 Panama City police records.
- Website: panamacitypolice.gov (page title: Panama City Police Department | Enhance Community Safety Today)
- Phone: (850) 872-3198
- 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 Bay County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Public records requests to Panama City
Florida public records law applies to the city government of Panama 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: panamacity.gov/580/Public-Records-Request-Contacts (page title: Public Records Request Contacts | Panama City, FL)
- Phone: (850) 872-3021
- 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 Bay County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Bay County. The Bay County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Panama City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Panama City offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Panama City?
Request it from the Panama City police records unit at panamacitypolice.gov, phone (850) 872-3198. 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 Panama City?
Panama City cases are heard by the courts that serve Bay County, and people arrested in Panama City are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Bay County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Panama City?
Through the city's records request page at panamacity.gov, phone (850) 872-3021. 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.