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 September 30, 2026.
Cochise County, Arizona, has about 126,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cochise County depends on where the incident happened: the Cochise 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Cochise County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Cochise County that is the Cochise 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 Cochise County Sheriff's Office
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 291 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,111 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 520-432-7540. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cochise.az.gov/414/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Cochise County, AZ), phone 520-432-7540, 205 N Judd Drive Mile Post 345, Highway 80 Bisbee, AZ 85603, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am -2:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cochise County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Cochise County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Sierra Vista: 85 violent and 658 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,942 arrests reported for 2025. The Sierra Vista police department's page is at sierravistaaz.gov/our-city/departments/police, phone (520) 452-7500 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Douglas: 15 violent and 168 property crimes reported for 2025; 582 arrests reported for 2025.
- Benson: 43 arrests reported for 2023.
- Bisbee: 7 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 150 arrests reported for 2025.
- Willcox: 12 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 201 arrests reported for 2025.
- Huachuca City: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 63 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tombstone: 3 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025; 59 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Cochise County in 2025
The seven agencies in Cochise County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 190 violent and 1,229 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Cochise County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,108 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 520.432-8700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cochise County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cochise 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 Cochise 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 Cochise County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 520-432-7540. Under the Arizona Public Records Law the answer is due promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute.
Is this the official Cochise 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.