Tacoma Busted Mugshots
Search Tacoma busted mugshots, jail roster data, arrest records, and booking photos through the Tacoma Police Department and the Pierce County Jail. Tacoma is the seat of Pierce County and the second largest city in western Washington. Most adult arrests in the city run through the Pierce County Jail on Tacoma Avenue. This page walks through the main tools to find Tacoma mugshots, the offices that hold police records, and the steps to file a public records request for Tacoma arrest records.
Tacoma Police Records Requests
The Tacoma Police Department runs patrol, traffic, and investigation work inside city limits. The city runs a central Public Records Office for all city records, including police. The address is the Tacoma Public Utilities Building at 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Mail goes to PO Box 11007, Tacoma, WA 98411. The phone line is (253) 231-0240. Email is publicdisclosure@tacoma.gov.
The preferred intake method is the Tacoma Public Records Request Center, an online portal. You can also send a mail request, email, fax, or walk in. Hours run 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. James Kauffman is the city Public Disclosure Officer. The five business day clock runs under RCW 42.56.520. Big jobs ship in installments.
Record types include arrest reports, incident reports, CAD logs, traffic citations, 911 audio, body camera video, and in-car camera video. Body camera review happens only at the TPU building. South Sound 911 is the records coordinator for Tacoma Police dispatch and CAD logs. Criminal history checks go through the Washington State Patrol.
Tacoma Police Sources
The lead-in below links to the city page used to grab the screenshot. The page lists the Tacoma Police records unit and core contact info.
See the unit page at cityoftacoma.org/government/police.
The page points users to the central records office for Tacoma arrest records and booking photos.
The main Tacoma city hub carries news, forms, and the records portal. See cityoftacoma.org.
The court page is a separate stop for case files. View it at cityoftacoma.org/government/courts.
The court page lays out case rules, filing info, and the records request form.
Pierce County Jail Roster
Adults booked in Tacoma land at the Pierce County Jail at 910 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402. A new jail sits at 701 Nollmeyer Lane. The jail roster is public under RCW 70.48.100. That law says the jail register must list the name, date, hour, and cause of each booking. Booking photos of Tacoma arrestees live in sheriff files and fall under RCW 10.97 for non-conviction data. For more, see the Pierce County busted mugshots page.
Tacoma Municipal Court
The Tacoma Municipal Court handles city-level criminal charges, criminal-traffic cases like DUI, and traffic and parking tickets. The court sits at the County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402. Phone is (253) 591-5357. Email is MunicipalCourt@tacoma.gov.
To get a court record, fill out the Tacoma Municipal Court Records Request Form and send it in by mail or email. Give the name, date of birth, case number, and date of incident. The first ten photocopy pages are free, then fifty cents per page. Certified copies cost five dollars per document. Audio CDs cost ten dollars. Virtual hearings run Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m. with judicial approval.
Tacoma Public Records Fees
The city fee schedule took effect August 1, 2025. In-person inspection at the records office is free. Printed paper copies cost fifteen cents per page. Scanned copies cost ten cents per page. Electronic files or attachments cost five cents per four files. Electronic transfer is ten cents per gigabyte. Body camera video runs forty-nine cents per minute.
Large jobs need a ten percent deposit. Payment is by card online, by check to the City Treasurer, or by cash in person. A request abandons if the requester does not inspect, respond, or pay within thirty days. Under RCW 10.97.130, no site can charge a fee to take down a Tacoma mugshot.
Search Tips for Tacoma Mugshots
A good Tacoma mugshot search needs a few key facts.
- Full name and date of birth
- Rough date of arrest
- Booking or case number
- Arresting agency, city or county
Start on the Pierce County jail roster for current bookings. Move to the Tacoma Public Records Request Center for police files. Use the Tacoma Municipal Court tool for case status. Check WATCH at watch.wsp.wa.gov for a state-level history check.
State Tools for Tacoma Records
Washington runs state tools that help with Tacoma busted mugshots and arrest records. The WATCH site at watch.wsp.wa.gov gives conviction data for a small fee. The state Department of Corrections runs its own inmate search for people in state prison. VINELink at 1-877-846-3492 sends free alerts when custody status changes. Pierce County is not on the statewide Odyssey portal, so Tacoma court files need the county court tool.
The Washington State Patrol holds all Police Traffic Collision Reports. Tacoma Police does not release collision reports. See wsp.wa.gov/driver/collision-records or call 360-570-2355 for a copy. The PACER system holds federal court files for the Western District of Washington.
Note: Commercial use of Tacoma mugshots has limits under RCW 10.97.130.
Pierce County Handles Tacoma Bookings
Tacoma is the seat of Pierce County. The county jail downtown books most adults arrested in the city. For county-wide tools, jail data, and sheriff links, see the Pierce County busted mugshots page.