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.
Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, with about 43,000 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 Edmonds 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 Edmonds, 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 Edmonds records are kept
- Kept by the City of Edmonds: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Snohomish 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 Snohomish County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Edmonds police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Edmonds 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 Edmonds police records.
- Website: edmondswa.gov/government/departments/police_department/media_press (page title: Media & Press | City of Edmonds, WA)
- Phone: 425-275-4615
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Snohomish County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Edmonds 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: edmondswa.gov/i_want_to_/contact_us (page title: Contact Us | City of Edmonds, WA)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Edmonds
Washington public records law applies to the city government of Edmonds. 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 Snohomish County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Snohomish County. The Snohomish County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Edmonds Arrest Records
The Edmonds arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Edmonds's arrests to the FBI and the 1,049 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Edmonds is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Edmonds Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Edmonds, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Edmonds warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Edmonds inmate search (the jail page of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Edmonds criminal records (the court file, the Washington criminal history and the local arrest records), Edmonds court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Edmonds police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) requires), Edmonds traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Edmonds DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Edmonds divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Edmonds property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Edmonds website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Edmonds offices listed above, and the city's own website is edmondswa.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Edmonds?
Request it from the Edmonds police records unit at edmondswa.gov, phone 425-275-4615. 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 Edmonds?
Edmonds cases are heard by the courts that serve Snohomish County, and people arrested in Edmonds are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Snohomish County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Edmonds?
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. Washington public records law applies to city governments.