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 on September 23, 2026.
Gila County, Arizona, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gila County depends on where the incident happened: the Gila 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 Gila 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 Gila County that is the Gila 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 Gila County Sheriff's Office
The Gila County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 57 violent and 98 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 849 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gilacountyaz.gov/government/sheriff/detention_bureau.php (page title: GIla County Sheriff Jail Bureau), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Gila County
The four cities the FBI lists in Gila County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Payson: 48 violent and 244 property crimes reported for 2025; 674 arrests reported for 2025.
- Globe: 61 violent and 211 property crimes reported for 2025; 457 arrests reported for 2025.
- Miami: 20 arrests reported for 2024.
- Hayden: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Gila County in 2025
The three agencies in Gila County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 166 violent and 553 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Gila County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,980 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at gilacountyaz.gov/documents/public_records_request_forms.php (page title: Gila County Clerk of the Board | Public Records Request).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (928) 402-8630, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gila County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gila 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 Gila 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 Gila 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 Gila 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.