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.
West St. Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, with about 22,000 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 West St. Paul 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 West St. Paul, 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 West St. Paul records are kept
- Kept by the City of West St. Paul: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Dakota 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 Dakota County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
West St. Paul police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the West St. Paul 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 West St. Paul police records.
- Website: wspmn.gov/351/Police (page title: Police | West St. Paul, MN)
- Phone: 651-322-2323
- Address: 1616 Humboldt Ave. West St. Paul, MN 55118
- Hours: Monday - Friday: 8am-4:30pm
- 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 Dakota County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
West St. Paul 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: wspmn.gov/facilities/facility/details/City-Hall-26 (page title: Facilities, City Hall)
- Phone: 651-552-4100
- Address: 1616 Humboldt Ave West St. Paul, MN 55118
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to West St. Paul
Minnesota public records law applies to the city government of West St. Paul. A record that is not posted online 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. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Dakota County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Dakota County. The Dakota County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
West St. Paul Arrest Records
The West St. Paul arrest records guide covers the agency that reports West St. Paul's arrests to the FBI and the 856 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in West St. Paul is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
West St. Paul Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to West St. Paul, each written from the city's own offices and figures: West St. Paul warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), West St. Paul inmate search (the custody page of the Dakota County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), West St. Paul criminal records (the court file, the Minnesota criminal history and the local arrest records), West St. Paul court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), West St. Paul police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requires), West St. Paul traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), West St. Paul DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), West St. Paul divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and West St. Paul property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official West St. Paul website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official West St. Paul offices listed above, and the city's own website is wspmn.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in West St. Paul?
Request it from the West St. Paul police records unit at wspmn.gov/351/Police, phone 651-322-2323. 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 West St. Paul?
West St. Paul cases are heard by the courts that serve Dakota County, and people arrested in West St. Paul are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Dakota County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from West St. Paul?
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. Minnesota public records law applies to city governments.