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.
Annapolis is a city in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, with about 41,000 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 Annapolis 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 Annapolis, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Annapolis records are kept
- Kept by the City of Annapolis: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Annapolis police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Annapolis 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 Annapolis police records.
- Website: annapolis.gov/542/Obtaining-a-Police-Report (page title: Obtaining a Police Report | Annapolis, MD)
- Phone: 410-268-9000
- Address: 199 Taylor Avenue Annapolis, MD 21401
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Anne Arundel County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Annapolis 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: annapolis.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/City-Hall-15 (page title: Facilities, City Hall)
- Phone: 410-263-7997
- Address: 160 Duke of Gloucester St Annapolis, MD 21401
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Annapolis
Maryland public records law applies to the city government of Annapolis. 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: annapolis.gov/1402/Public-Records (page title: Public Records | Annapolis, MD)
- Checked: September 26, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Annapolis website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Annapolis offices listed above, and the city's own website is annapolis.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Annapolis?
Request it from the Annapolis police records unit at annapolis.gov/542/Obtaining-a-Police-Report, phone 410-268-9000. 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 Annapolis?
Annapolis cases are heard by the courts that serve Anne Arundel County, and people arrested in Annapolis are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Anne Arundel County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Annapolis?
Through the city's records request page at annapolis.gov/1402/Public-Records. 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.