Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Milton, Washington, in Pierce County, has about 8,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Washington the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the County Clerk; the statewide criminal history kept by the Washington State Patrol is open to anyone who asks. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Milton is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the prosecutor, sex offender registry, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Milton public records, Pierce County criminal records, Milton arrest records, Milton warrants, Milton inmate search, Milton court records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Criminal Cases in the Pierce County Superior Court
A criminal case from Milton is filed in the Pierce County Superior Court or the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000, and the court file, kept by the County Clerk, is the record of it that the public may see.
For Pierce County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at piercecountywa.gov/789/LINX-Online-Case-Information (page title: LINX Online Case Information | Pierce County, WA), 930 Tacoma Ave S, Rm 239 Tacoma WA 98402, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
The Washington Criminal History and Your Own Copy
Washington is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: WATCH lets anyone search conviction records by name online, for $12 a search, through the Washington State Patrol. The result is the repository record, what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it. The search is on the Washington State Patrol site.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Milton
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Milton (filed by the FBI as Milton Police Department) keep the arrest records in and around Milton: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
The Auburn Police Department and the Pacific Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Pierce County, so their arrests are not broken out for Pierce County here.
Together, the 18 agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15,004 arrests to the FBI that year; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Milton arrest records.
The Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County
The Prosecuting Attorney decides which arrests in Pierce County become charges and files them in the Pierce County Superior Court or the District Court; the office answers questions about pending prosecutions, and the case files themselves are court records.
The office's page SearchSystems verified is at piercecountywa.gov/118/Prosecuting-Attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney's Office | Pierce County, WA), 930 Tacoma Ave S, Room 946 Tacoma, WA 98402, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
The Sex Offender Registry for Milton
Registered sex offenders living in Milton are listed on the Washington Sex Offender Registry, run by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Level 2 and Level 3 offenders are listed online; Level 1 offenders are not.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Pierce County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) a county office must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge for copies at 15 cents a page, and set fees for electronic records.
More Official Criminal Records Pages for Pierce County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Pierce County and Washington. These criminal records pages from its Pierce County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Wanted for Arrest (doc.wa.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Milton?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Washington State Patrol: WATCH lets anyone search conviction records by name online, for $12. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56).
Can I search Milton criminal cases online?
Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
How do I get my own Washington criminal history?
Through the same WATCH search, run on yourself.
Who prosecutes crimes in Milton?
The Prosecuting Attorney, which files its cases in the Pierce County Superior Court or the District Court.
Is this the official Milton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.