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 28, 2026.
Yuma County, Arizona, has about 220,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Yuma County depends on where the incident happened: the Yuma 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 Yuma 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 Yuma County that is the Yuma 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.
The FBI's list also carries Arizona Western College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Yuma County Sheriff's Office
The Yuma County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 171 violent and 610 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 838 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (928) 783-4427. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at azdps.gov/leosa/1886 (page title: Yuma County Sheriff's Office | Department of Public Safety), phone (928) 783-4427, 141 South 3rd Avenue Yuma, AZ 85364, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Yuma County
The four cities the FBI lists in Yuma County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Yuma: 371 violent and 1,213 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,636 arrests reported for 2025.
- San Luis: 35 violent and 211 property crimes reported for 2025; 370 arrests reported for 2025.
- Somerton: 4 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wellton: 2 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 39 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: Yuma County in 2025
The five agencies in Yuma County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 583 violent and 2,095 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Yuma County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,982 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, (928) 817-4300, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Yuma County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Yuma 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 Yuma 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 Yuma County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (928) 783-4427. Under the Arizona Public Records Law the answer is due promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute.
Is this the official Yuma 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.