Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Miami-Dade County, Florida, has about 2.8 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Miami-Dade County depends on where the incident happened: the Miami-Dade County Police Department for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Miami-Dade County public records, Miami-Dade County arrest records, Miami-Dade County warrants, Miami-Dade County inmate search, Miami-Dade County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Miami-Dade County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Miami-Dade County that is the Miami-Dade County Police Department for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol in Miami-Dade County in Miami-Dade County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies, one campus police department and one other agency in Miami-Dade County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Miami-Dade County Police Department
The Miami-Dade County Police Department is the county agency; it had 4,026 violent and 21,715 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 11,565 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 786-263-7000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at miamidade.gov/global/service.page?Mduid_service=ser1491494549439906 (page title: Inmate In-Custody Search), phone 786-263-7000, 3505 NW 107 Ave., Doral, FL 33178, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 29, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Miami-Dade County
The 34 cities the FBI lists in Miami-Dade County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Miami: 1,787 violent and 11,186 property crimes reported for 2025; 18,253 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hialeah: 412 violent and 3,273 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,124 arrests reported for 2025.
- Miami Gardens: 421 violent and 2,050 property crimes reported for 2025; 206 arrests reported for 2025.
- Homestead.
- Doral: 68 violent and 742 property crimes reported for 2025; 860 arrests reported for 2025.
- Miami Beach.
- North Miami.
- Coral Gables: 436 arrests reported for 2025. The Coral Gables police department's page is at coralgablesfl.policetocitizen.com/Home, phone 305-460-5477 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Cutler Bay: 42 violent and 511 property crimes reported for 2025; 164 arrests reported for 2025. The Cutler Bay police records page is at cutlerbay-fl.gov/sheriff/page/police-report-forms, phone (305) 234-4237 (verified September 25, 2026).
- North Miami Beach: 235 violent and 1,120 property crimes reported for 2025; 852 arrests reported for 2025.
- Aventura: 48 violent and 1,160 property crimes reported for 2025; 493 arrests reported for 2025. The Aventura police records page is at cityofaventura.com/284/Obtain-a-Police-Report, phone 305-466-8998 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Miami Lakes: 14 violent and 266 property crimes reported for 2025; 43 arrests reported for 2025. The Miami Lakes police department's page is at miamilakes-fl.gov/departments/police, phone 305-743-7433 (verified September 26, 2026).
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
The rest: Palmetto Bay, Hialeah Gardens, Sunny Isles Beach, Sweetwater, Pinecrest, Opa-locka, Key Biscayne, Miami Springs, South Miami, Florida City, Miami Shores, North Bay Village, West Miami, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside, Biscayne Park, Bal Harbour, Virginia Gardens, El Portal, Medley, Golden Beach and Indian Creek.
How Many Reports: Miami-Dade County in 2025
The 17 agencies in Miami-Dade County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,394 violent and 44,550 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 17 agencies in Miami-Dade County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 36,508 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) Requires
The Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) sets the rules: an answer promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at miamidadeclerk.gov/clerk/public-records-requests.page (page title: Public Records Request).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Miami-Dade County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Miami-Dade County Police Department for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Miami-Dade County have to answer?
Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119), promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Miami-Dade County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Miami-Dade County in Miami-Dade County.
How do I get a report from the Miami-Dade County Police Department?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 786-263-7000. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Miami-Dade County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.