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.
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, with about 18,000 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 Takoma Park 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 Takoma Park, 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 Takoma Park records are kept
- Kept by the City of Takoma Park: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Montgomery 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 Montgomery County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Takoma Park police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Takoma Park 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 Takoma Park police records.
- Website: takomaparkmd.gov/358/PoliceAccident-Reports-Background-Checks (page title: Police/Accident Reports & Background Checks | Takoma Park, MD)
- Phone: 301-891-7133
- Address: 7500 Maple Avenue 1st Floor Takoma Park, MD 20912
- 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 Montgomery County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Takoma Park 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: takomaparkmd.gov (page title: Takoma Park, MD)
- Hours: Tuesday, August 4 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Takoma Park
Maryland public records law applies to the city government of Takoma Park. 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: takomaparkmd.gov/163/Requests-for-Public-Records (page title: Requests for Public Records | Takoma Park, MD)
- Phone: 301-891-7267
- Address: 7500 Maple Avenue 3rd Floor Takoma Park, MD 20912
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm
- 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.
Other cities and towns in Montgomery County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Takoma Park website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Takoma Park offices listed above, and the city's own website is takomaparkmd.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Takoma Park?
Request it from the Takoma Park police records unit at takomaparkmd.gov, phone 301-891-7133. 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 Takoma Park?
Takoma Park cases are heard by the courts that serve Montgomery County, and people arrested in Takoma Park are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Montgomery County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Takoma Park?
Through the city's records request page at takomaparkmd.gov, phone 301-891-7267. 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.