Access Ventura Booking Records

Ventura 24 hour booking records track every arrest and jail booking in the city of Ventura, also known as San Buenaventura. The Ventura Police Department publishes a 90-day arrest log that is one of the most thorough city-level arrest databases in California. You can also search for Ventura bookings through the Ventura County Sheriff's inmate search tool. Both are free and open to the public. This page shows you where to find Ventura arrest records, how the booking process works, and who to contact for records that are not online.

Ventura Arrests and Ventura County

The city of Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County. It has its own police department that handles local law enforcement. After an arrest in Ventura, the person usually gets booked at the Ventura County jail. The county sheriff operates the detention facility at 800 South Victoria Avenue. This is where the booking record is created in the county system.

The Ventura County Sheriff runs an inmate search at sheriff.venturacounty.gov. You can use it to find anyone currently in the county jail, including people arrested by Ventura Police. The search works by name. Results show booking date, charges, bail amount, and custody status. It updates throughout the day as new bookings come in.

California Government Code Section 7923.610 requires law enforcement to share arrest and booking data with the public. This includes names, charges, bail, time of arrest, and physical descriptions. Both the Ventura Police and the Ventura County Sheriff follow this law.

Ventura Police 90-Day Arrest Log

The Ventura Police Department publishes a rolling 90-day arrest log. This is a standout resource. Most cities keep their arrest logs for 24 hours or maybe a week. Ventura keeps theirs for three months. The log is available online at map.cityofventura.net/java/arrrep. It is a live database that shows arrest records from the past 90 days.

This screenshot shows the Ventura Police arrest log portal where you can search through 90 days of arrest data.

Each entry in the Ventura arrest log gives you the date and time, location of arrest, charges filed, and the name of the person taken into custody. The 90-day window gives researchers, family members, and the general public a wide range of data to search through. Most other cities in Ventura County do not offer anything close to this level of access at the city level. If you are looking for a specific Ventura arrest, this log should be your first stop. The data covers arrests by the Ventura Police only. For arrests made by the county sheriff or other agencies, use the county inmate search.

Ventura Booking Records Access

Start with the city arrest log for Ventura Police arrests. It covers 90 days of data. Then check the county inmate search for current jail status. Both tools are free and work at any hour.

For older records or certified copies, reach out to the Ventura Police at (805) 339-4400. You can also file a California Public Records Act request. The California DOJ public records page lays out how the process works. Agencies must respond within 10 days, with a possible 14-day extension. Copy fees are usually around 10 cents per page. The Ventura County Sheriff can be reached at (805) 654-3335 for jail and booking questions. Walk-in requests at either the Ventura Police station or the county jail are also an option during business hours.

Note: Sealed arrest records under Penal Code Section 851.91 will not appear in any public search, including the Ventura Police arrest log.

Ventura County Inmate Search

The county inmate search complements the city arrest log. While the Ventura Police log shows arrest data from the past 90 days, the county search shows who is in jail right now. If someone was arrested in Ventura yesterday, they might show up in both systems. If they were arrested three months ago and are still in custody, you would find them in the county system but not necessarily in the city log, depending on the timing.

Use the Ventura County inmate search to check custody status. It is the same tool that covers bookings from all cities in the county, including Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, and Oxnard. For Ventura-specific records, the city's 90-day log usually has what you need. Between the two tools you get solid coverage of Ventura booking data from multiple angles.

The county-level inmate search portal shown above covers all Ventura County bookings, including those from the city of Ventura.

Ventura Booking Contact Info

Ventura Police Department: (805) 339-4400. Ventura County Sheriff: (805) 654-3335. The county jail is at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009. For statewide arrest statistics, the California OpenJustice data portal breaks down data by county. Use the DOJ records request form for state-level records that go beyond local booking data.

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