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.
Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Durango 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 Durango
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 Durango that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Durango Police Department); outside it, the La Plata County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Fort Lewis College (campus police) and Southwest Drug Task Force (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Durango Police
For Durango, SearchSystems opened and checked the Durango police department's page at durangoco.gov/policeforms (page title: Police Forms | Durango, CO), phone 970-375-4750, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Durango had 67 violent and 691 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 1,720 arrests for 2024.
Reports from the La Plata County Sheriff's Office
The La Plata County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 131 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 163 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 970-247-1157. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lpcgov.org/sheriff.php (page title: La Plata County Sheriff), phone 970-247-1157, 283 Girard Street Durango, CO 81303, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Colorado Open Records Act Requires
The Colorado Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances, at a charge of research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (970) 247-8850, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Durango?
From the agency that took it. The Durango police department's page is at durangoco.gov/policeforms, phone 970-375-4750; the sheriff's reports come from the La Plata County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Durango 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 La Plata County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 970-247-1157. 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 Durango 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.