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.
Greenlee County, Arizona, has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Greenlee County depends on where the incident happened: the Greenlee 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: Greenlee County public records, Greenlee County arrest records, Greenlee County warrants, Greenlee County inmate search, Greenlee County criminal records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Greenlee 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 Greenlee County that is the Greenlee 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 Greenlee County Sheriff's Office
The Greenlee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 83 arrests for 2021.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (928) 865-2072. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at greenlee.az.gov/cat_doc/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Greenlee County, Arizona), phone (928) 865-2072, Monday-Thursday 7am - 5pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Greenlee County
The one city the FBI lists in Greenlee County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Clifton.
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: Greenlee County in 2022
The one agency in Greenlee County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 1 violent and 18 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Greenlee County Sheriff's Office reported 83 arrests to the FBI for 2021, 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 greenlee.az.gov/public-records-request-contacts (page title: Public Records Request Contacts | Greenlee County, Arizona).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (928) 865-2072, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Greenlee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Greenlee 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 Greenlee 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 Greenlee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (928) 865-2072. Under the Arizona Public Records Law the answer is due promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute.
Is this the official Greenlee 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.