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 26, 2026.
Grand Junction, Colorado, in Mesa County, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grand Junction 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 Grand Junction
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.
Inside Grand Junction that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Grand Junction Police Department); outside it, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Grand Junction Police
For Grand Junction, SearchSystems opened and checked the Grand Junction police records page at gjcity.org/929/Criminal-Justice-Records-and-Police-Repo (page title: Criminal Justice Records and Police Reports | Grand Junction, CO), phone 970-549-5000, 555 Ute Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Grand Junction had 385 violent and 1,719 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4,755 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Mesa County Sheriff's Office
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 137 violent and 820 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,472 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mesacounty.us/departments-and-services/sheriff/services/blotter-rep... (page title: Blotter Reports | Mesa County), 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at mesacounty.us/departments-and-services/sheriff/services/open-record... (page title: Sheriff's Office Open Records Requests | Mesa County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 970-257-3640, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grand Junction?
From the agency that took it. The Grand Junction police records page is at gjcity.org, phone 970-549-5000; the sheriff's reports come from the Mesa County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Grand Junction 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 Mesa County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Grand Junction 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.