Lakewood, Washington Public Records

The Lakewood Police Department is responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws within the city. Residents can access the department's website to search for information on local crime statistics, arrest records, and the Lakewood Washington Most Wanted list. The Washington State Patrol also operates a Missing Persons and Sex Offender Registry that provides valuable resources for the Lakewood community.

Lakewood voters are served by the Pierce County Auditor's Office, Elections Division, located at 2501 South 35th Street, Suite C, Tacoma, WA 98409 (phone: 253-798-8683, website: piercecountywa.gov/elections). Washington is an all-mail voting state where every registered voter receives a ballot by mail approximately 18 days before each election. Lakewood residents can register to vote online at vote.wa.gov up to eight days before an election, or register in person at the Elections office through Election Day. Registration requires Washington state driver's license or ID card number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number. New residents can register using the last four digits of their SSN if they do not yet have Washington identification. Lakewood holds municipal elections for City Council positions in odd-numbered years, with council members serving four-year staggered terms. The Mayor of Lakewood is elected at-large, most recently in November 2023, with the next mayoral election in 2027. City Council elections for four positions were held in 2023, with the next council elections scheduled for November 2025. Lakewood voters can find their ballot drop box locations at voter.piercecountywa.gov, with multiple 24-hour drop boxes located throughout the city including at City Hall and the Lakewood Police Station. Polling place voting is not used in Washington; all voting is by mail or drop box. Election records publicly available under Washington law include voter registration lists (without dates of birth or driver's license numbers), candidate filing information accessible at the Pierce County Elections website, campaign finance disclosure reports searchable through the Washington Public Disclosure Commission at pdc.wa.gov, and precinct-level election results published after certification. In the November 2024 presidential election, Pierce County recorded approximately 68% voter turnout with over 380,000 ballots cast out of approximately 560,000 registered voters. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Lakewood and Pierce County voters will decide several key races including the Washington Governor race (incumbent Governor Bob Ferguson term-limited in 2024, open seat in 2026 will be decided), U.S. House of Representatives seats including Washington's 9th and 10th Congressional Districts which cover parts of Pierce County, all Washington State House of Representatives seats (two-year terms), and half of the State Senate seats. Pierce County elected offices potentially on the ballot include County Assessor-Treasurer, County Auditor, and County Council positions depending on district and term schedules. Washington voters receive mail ballots automatically; to request a replacement ballot, voters can contact the Elections office or print a replacement ballot from the county website if they are already registered.