SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.

About this guide

Maricopa County, Arizona, has about 4.7 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Maricopa County depends on where the incident happened: the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Arizona Public Records Law requires of it.

This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.

Related guides: Maricopa County public records, Maricopa County warrants, Maricopa County inmate search, Maricopa County criminal records, Maricopa County court records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Maricopa County

A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.

In Maricopa County that is the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.

The FBI's list also carries Maricopa Community College and Arizona State University's Main Campus (campus police), each with a records office of its own.

The Apache Junction Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Maricopa County, so its arrests are not broken out for Maricopa County here.

Reports from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 5,321 arrests for 2024.

Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcso.org/InmateInfo (page title: InmateInfo | Maricopa County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Maricopa County

The 18 cities the FBI lists in Maricopa County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.

The rest: Queen Creek, El Mirage, Paradise Valley, Tolleson, Wickenburg and Litchfield Park.

How Many Reports: Maricopa County in 2025

The 17 agencies in Maricopa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,806 violent and 73,134 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the 16 agencies in Maricopa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 122,747 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.

What the Arizona Public Records Law Requires

Under the Arizona Public Records Law the agency must answer a request promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute, and it may charge the cost of copies, and more for commercial requests. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.

Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at maricopa.gov/4214/Public-Records (page title: Maricopa County Public Records Request | Maricopa County, AZ).

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (602) 506-3411, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Maricopa County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Arizona Public Records Law the answer is due promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute.

How long does an agency in Maricopa County have to answer?

Under the Arizona Public Records Law, promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute. It may charge the cost of copies, and more for commercial requests.

How do I get a report from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit. Under the Arizona Public Records Law the answer is due promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute.

Is this the official Maricopa County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.