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.
Addison is a town in Dallas County, Texas, with about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town 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 Addison 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 town office pages for Addison, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Addison records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Addison: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Dallas County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Dallas County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Addison police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Addison 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 Addison police records.
- Website: police.addisontx.gov/Services/Police-Records-Crash-Reports (page title: Police Records & Crash Reports Addison Police)
- Address: 4799 Airport Parkway Addison, TX 75001-9010
- Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the town police. They are in the Dallas County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Addison Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: addisontx.gov/Government/Departments (page title: Departments | Addison, Texas)
- Phone: 972-450-7000
- Address: 15600 Addison Road Addison, TX 75001
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Addison
Texas public records law applies to the town government of Addison. The town 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: addisontx.gov/Government/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Addison, Texas)
- Phone: 972-450-7017
- Address: 15600 Addison Rd. Addison, TX 75001
- 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 Dallas County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Dallas County. The Dallas County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Addison website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Addison offices listed above, and the town's own website is addisontx.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Addison?
Request it from the Addison police records unit at police.addisontx.gov. 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 Addison?
Addison cases are heard by the courts that serve Dallas County, and people arrested in Addison are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Dallas County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Addison?
Through the town's records request page at addisontx.gov/Government/Open-Records-Request, phone 972-450-7017. 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.