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 25, 2026.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County, has about 494,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Colorado Springs depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Colorado Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Colorado Springs
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.
Inside Colorado Springs that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Colorado Springs Police Department); outside it, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Colorado Department of Revenue in Marijuana Enforcement Criminal Investigation, El Paso County (state agency) and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Colorado Springs Police
For Colorado Springs, SearchSystems opened and checked the Colorado Springs police records page at coloradosprings.gov/policerecords (page title: Police Records Release Requests | City of Colorado Springs), phone 719-444-7463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Colorado Springs had 3,428 violent and 15,043 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 19,181 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 673 violent and 2,039 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,652 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 719-390-2151. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at epcsheriffsoffice.com/services/search-for-inmates (page title: Search for Inmates | El Paso County Sheriff's Office), phone 719-390-2151, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Colorado Open Records Act Requires
Under the Colorado Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances, and it may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Colorado Springs?
From the agency that took it. The Colorado Springs police records page is at coloradosprings.gov/policerecords, phone 719-444-7463; the sheriff's reports come from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Colorado Springs have to answer?
Under the Colorado Open Records Act, within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances. It may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying.
How do I get a report from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 719-390-2151. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
Is this the official Colorado Springs website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.