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.
Santa Cruz County, Arizona, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Santa Cruz County depends on where the incident happened: the Santa Cruz 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: Santa Cruz County public records, Santa Cruz County arrest records, Santa Cruz County warrants, Santa Cruz County inmate search, Santa Cruz County criminal records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County that is the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 39 violent and 91 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 498 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 520-761-7869. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at santacruzcountyaz.gov/1056/Santa-Cruz-County-Sheriff (page title: Santa Cruz County Sheriff | Santa Cruz County, AZ), phone 520-761-7869, 2170 N. Congress Drive Nogales, AZ 85621, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Santa Cruz County
The one city the FBI lists in Santa Cruz County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Nogales: 45 violent and 709 property crimes reported for 2024; 897 arrests reported for 2025. The Nogales police records page is at nogalesaz.gov/287/Police-Records-Request-Form (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Santa Cruz County in 2024
The two agencies in Santa Cruz County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 84 violent and 800 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Santa Cruz County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,502 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 Santa Cruz County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 520-761-7869. Under the Arizona Public Records Law the answer is due promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute.
Is this the official Santa Cruz 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.