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.
Port Washington is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, with about 13,000 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 Port Washington 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 Port Washington, 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 Port Washington records are kept
- Kept by the City of Port Washington: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Port Washington police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Port Washington 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 Port Washington police records.
- Website: portwashingtonwi.gov/services/open-records-police (page title: Open Records/Police | Port Washington, WI)
- 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 Ozaukee County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Port Washington 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: portwashingtonwi.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDire... (page title: City Hall | Facility Directory Table List | Port Washington, WI)
- Phone: (262) 284-5585
- Address: 100 W. Grand Ave. P.O. Box 307 Port Washington, WI 53074
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Port Washington
Wisconsin public records law applies to the city government of Port Washington. 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: portwashingtonwi.gov/i-want-to/public-record-requests (page title: Public Record Requests | Port Washington, WI)
- Phone: 262-284-5585
- Address: 100 W. Grand Avenue P.O. Box 307 Port Washington, WI 53074
- 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 Ozaukee County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Ozaukee County. The Ozaukee County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Port Washington Arrest Records
The Port Washington arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Port Washington's arrests to the FBI and the 333 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Port Washington is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Port Washington Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Port Washington, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Port Washington warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Port Washington inmate search (the jail page of the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Port Washington criminal records (the court file, the Wisconsin criminal history and the local arrest records), Port Washington court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Port Washington police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Wisconsin Public Records Law requires), Port Washington traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Port Washington DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Port Washington divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Port Washington property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Port Washington website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Port Washington offices listed above, and the city's own website is portwashingtonwi.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Port Washington?
Request it from the Port Washington police records unit at portwashingtonwi.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 Port Washington?
Port Washington cases are heard by the courts that serve Ozaukee County, and people arrested in Port Washington are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Ozaukee County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Port Washington?
Through the city's records request page at portwashingtonwi.gov, phone 262-284-5585. 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.