Superior Court judges and Justice Court judges issue arrest warrants in Maricopa County. These warrants let officers arrest and hold you until a bond hearing before a judge. **Active warrant?** Your license might get suspended. **License plate tagged?** Officers scanning your plate will see the warrant. Use the search options below to check if you have any outstanding warrants.
Arrest records and warrant searches in Maricopa County
The search for arrest warrants in Maricopa County is made easier because of several online resources. The http://www.azcourts.gov is available to the public and gives case information for several courts in Maricopa County. Unfortunately, several courts in Maricopa County are not included in this public access system. However, you can access a list of unavailable courts along with links to each http://www.azcourts.gov. The disadvantage is you will need to search several websites for court records; however, this is still much easier than visiting each court individually to search for arrest warrants. To obtain copies of court records, you will need to contact the appropriate division of the Clerk of Court’s office for Maricopa County.
To continue your warrant search, you will need to contact the Maricopa County Sheriff’s office to check for outstanding warrants. Once a judge has issued a warrant, the warrant is transferred to the Sheriff’s office for service. Contact https://www.mcso.org to inquire about arrest records and outstanding warrants.
Can you access the Maricopa County warrant list and arrest records over the phone? (Current in 2021)
- Recent arrests-related data: (602) 876-1000.
- Arrest warrants search:
- Agua Fria: (602) 372-8001
- Arcadia Biltmore: (602) 372-6300
- Arrowhead: (602) 372-2000
- Country Meadows: (602) 372-8000
- Desert Ridge: (602) 372-7100
- Downtown: (602) 372-6300
- Dreamy Draw: (602) 372-7000
- East Mesa: (602) 506-8117
- Encanto: (602) 372-6300
- Hassayampa: (602) 372-2000
- Highland: (602) 372-8300
- Ironwood (928) 683-2651
- Kyrene: (602) 372-3400
- Manistee: (602) 372-2000
- Maryvale: (602) 372-8002
- McDowell Mountain: (602) 372-7000
- Moon Valley: (602) 372-7000
- North Mesa: (602) 372-4900
- North Valley: (602) 372-2000
- San Marcos: (602) 372-3400
- San Tan: (602) 372-3400
- South Mountain: (602) 372-6300
- University Lakes: (602) 372-3400
- West McDowell: (602) 372-6300
- West Mesa: (602) 506-8100
- White Tank: (602) 372-8003
- Information about a criminal case: (602) 876-3400
- Victim Notification: (602) 876-8276.
- Case search and judicial records search: (602) 372-5375.
- Queries pertaining to crime victim’s assistance: (602) 506-8522
Maricopa County crime statistics
Almost 116,700 criminal complaints were filed by the Maricopa Sheriff’s Department in 2020. The figure included 96,933 property offenses and 19752 crimes against people. The following crimes were reported:
- 71,418 larceny thefts
- 13,911 burglaries
- 11,113 motor vehicle thefts
- 13,224 aggravated assaults
- 1,956 rapes, and
- 4,313 robberies
Between 1999 and 2008, there were almost two million crimes committed in Maricopa County. Compared to nine other similar counties in Arizona, Maricopa County ranked number one for the most crimes committed during this time. About nine percent of the total crimes committed were violent in nature, including over 2,700 murders and almost 10,000 rapes. During the 10-year period, crime rates were steady and increased by only approximately nine percent.