Reviewed and updated October 9, 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.
Apache County, Arizona, has about 65,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Apache County depends on where the incident happened: the Apache 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: Apache County public records, Apache County arrest records, Apache County warrants, Apache County inmate search, Apache County criminal records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Apache 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 Apache County that is the Apache 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.
Reports from the Apache County Sheriff's Office
The Apache County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 61 violent and 152 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 176 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at apachecounty.citizenrims.com (page title: Apache County Inmate Search | CitizenRIMS), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Apache County
The one city the FBI lists in Apache County with a reporting agency of its own:
- St. Johns: 20 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2022; 172 arrests reported for 2024.
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.
How Many Reports: Apache County in 2022
The three agencies in Apache County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 89 violent and 199 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Apache County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 348 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Arizona Public Records Law Requires
The Arizona Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute, at a charge of the cost of copies, and more for commercial requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Apache County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Apache 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 Apache 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 Apache 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 Apache 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.