Search Long Beach Booking Records
Long Beach 72 hour booking records come from two sources. The city runs its own jail with 202 beds through the Long Beach Police Department. That makes Long Beach one of the few California cities with a full-scale municipal jail. Most people arrested in Long Beach start at the city jail for booking and initial processing. Some are then moved to the Los Angeles County jail system. You can search for recent bookings through the LBPD inmate information page or through the county-wide tools run by the LA County Sheriff. Both are free and open to anyone. This guide walks through how to use each one and what data you can expect to find.
Long Beach Booking Quick Facts
Long Beach County Booking Access
Long Beach is part of Los Angeles County. The county sheriff runs the main jail system for the whole county. When someone arrested in Long Beach gets transferred from the city jail to county custody, they enter the LA County Sheriff's system. You can search for them using the LASD Inmate Information Center. This tool covers all county jail facilities. Just enter the person's name and the search pulls up current inmates with charges, bail, and booking dates.
The LASD Booking Log is the other county tool. It shows recent bookings across the whole system. You can browse by date or search by name. Both are free. No login needed.
Long Beach Police Jail
Long Beach has its own city jail. This is not common in California. Most cities do not operate their own jails and instead rely on the county sheriff. The Long Beach city jail has 202 beds and is run by the LBPD. It sits at the main police station. People arrested within Long Beach city limits usually get booked here first. The jail handles short-term holds. Most people either get released on bail, transferred to county, or go to court within a few days.
The Long Beach Police Department inmate information page explains how to check on someone in the city jail. You can call the jail at (562) 570-7370 for booking status. The page also has details on visiting hours and how to post bail at the city jail.
The Long Beach Police Department provides inmate information through its website, which covers people held at the city jail.
This portal covers people currently in the Long Beach city jail. For people already transferred to county, use the LASD tools instead.
Long Beach Booking Law
California law requires all booking records to be public. Government Code 7923.610 lists what must be shared. The law covers the full name, date of birth, physical description, time and date of arrest, time and date of booking, arrest location, bail amount, charges, and where the person is being held. Long Beach Police must follow this law just like every other agency in the state. Neither the city jail nor the county can refuse a booking records request.
Arrested people also have rights during the booking process. Penal Code 851.5 gives every person booked into jail the right to at least three phone calls within three hours. Those calls can go to a lawyer, bail agent, or a family member. The Long Beach city jail must allow these calls at no charge.
Long Beach Arrest Records
Booking records and arrest records overlap but they are not the same. A booking record is what the jail creates at intake. It has the person's name, charges, and bail info. An arrest record is larger. It can include the police report, the incident details, and evidence notes. In Long Beach, the police department handles arrest records. The jail handles booking records.
To get a full arrest report from Long Beach PD, you need to file a records request. There is a fee for copies. The booking record itself is free to look up. That is the main difference. One costs money and may have parts held back. The other is free and fully public.
Note: Long Beach booking records from the city jail may not appear in the county system until after a transfer happens.
Long Beach Booking Search Tips
Start with the LASD Inmate Information Center if the arrest happened more than 24 hours ago. Most people booked in Long Beach get moved to county within that time. If the arrest just happened, call the Long Beach city jail directly. The booking process takes time, so very recent arrests may not show up in any online tool for several hours. Use the person's full legal name for the best chance of finding a match.
- Call (562) 570-7370 for the Long Beach city jail
- Search the LASD Inmate Information Center for county transfers
- Check the LASD Booking Log for 72 hour entries
- Use full legal names, not nicknames
- Allow several hours for new bookings to appear online
Nearby City Booking Records
Long Beach is next to several other large cities in Los Angeles County. All of these cities route county-level bookings through the same LASD system.