Find Tampa Arrest Records

Tampa arrest records are held by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, not the city police. The Tampa Police Department makes arrests within the city, but all booking and detention happens at the county level. That means the HCSO jail system at Orient Road is where Tampa arrest records get created and stored. You can search for booking data online through the sheriff's arrest inquiry tool, or call the jail at (813) 247-8300. Tampa is the county seat of Hillsborough County, and the system handles arrests for the whole county including Brandon, Riverview, and other nearby communities.

Tampa Arrest Records Search

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office runs an online search portal for people booked into county jails. The inmate search tool covers both the Orient Road Jail and the Falkenburg Road Jail. When someone is arrested in Tampa, they get processed at one of these two sites. Staff take a mugshot, log the charges, and enter the data into the booking system. You can then find that record through the online search.

The search works by name, booking date, release date, or date of birth. You can also filter by sex. Results show charge details, bond amounts, and custody status. The HCSO Arrest Inquiry portal is another way to look up recent Tampa arrest records specifically. Both tools pull from the same county database. There are no separate city jails in Hillsborough County. All arrest records from Tampa flow into the county system.

Note: Hillsborough County arrest data is updated regularly but may not reflect the very latest booking or release activity from Tampa facilities.

Tampa Police Department

The Tampa Police Department is the city's law enforcement agency. Officers patrol Tampa, respond to calls, and make arrests within city limits.

Tampa PD is based at 411 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602. The non-emergency number is (813) 276-3200. While city police handle the initial arrest, the booking record and jail data are managed by Hillsborough County. So if you want to find an arrest record from Tampa, the county is where you look. The police department can help with incident reports and the details of the arrest itself, but for booking and detention records, the HCSO system is the source.

Tampa police officers work alongside HCSO deputies in some parts of the county. Either agency can make an arrest in Tampa depending on the situation and jurisdiction. Regardless of which agency made the arrest, the person goes to the same county jail and the record ends up in the same database.

Hillsborough County Jails for Tampa Arrests

People arrested in Tampa get booked at one of two main facilities. The Orient Road Jail at 1201 Orient Road is the primary receiving center. That is where most people go right after arrest. The Falkenburg Road Jail at 2310 North Falkenburg Road is a bigger facility with 3,300 beds. Both share the phone number (813) 247-8300.

Visitation at Falkenburg Road uses a video system. Families and friends can visit between 10 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Each inmate gets a free two-hour visit on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. After the free time, video visits cost $0.25 per minute. All mail to inmates in the Tampa jail must be in postcard format. Money orders for deposits need to include the inmate's name and booking number.

HCSO also runs five district offices around Hillsborough County. District I at 14102 North 20th Street covers north Tampa. The other districts handle different parts of the county. All arrest records from any district feed into the same central database that you search online.

Tampa Records and State Resources

The FDLE Criminal History Record Check covers Tampa arrest records as part of its statewide database. A search costs $25 and returns results right away.

Under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, Tampa arrest records are public. Anyone can ask for them, and you do not need to explain why. Section 943.053 specifically says criminal history records are public unless sealed or expunged. The CCIS system tracks court cases from all 67 counties, including Hillsborough. If someone from Tampa ended up in state prison, the FDC Offender Search has their record too.

To seal or expunge a Tampa arrest record, you must first get a Certificate of Eligibility from FDLE. The fee is $75. Processing takes about 12 weeks. Under Section 943.0585, once a record is expunged, agencies must destroy their copies. FDLE keeps one confidential version. A sealed record stays hidden from public view but is visible to certain government agencies.

Nearby Cities

Tampa sits on Florida's Gulf Coast with several other cities nearby that have their own arrest record pages on this site.

Hillsborough County Arrest Records

Tampa is the county seat of Hillsborough County. The sheriff's office runs the entire jail system for the area. For more on booking procedures, jail contacts, and county-wide arrest record resources, visit our Hillsborough County arrest records page.