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 30, 2026.
Trinidad, Colorado, in Las Animas County, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Trinidad 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 Trinidad
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 Trinidad that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Trinidad Police Department); outside it, the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Trinidad Police
For Trinidad, SearchSystems opened and checked the Trinidad police records page at trinidad.co.gov/request_a_police_report_or_video_footage/index.php (page title: Trinidad CO), Monday - Friday, 8 am to 5 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Trinidad had 45 violent and 209 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 461 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office
The Las Animas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 167 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 719-846-2211. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lasosheriff.org (page title: Las Animas County Sheriff's Office), phone 719-846-2211, 2309 E. Main Street Trinidad, CO 81082, Mondays through Fridays from 8am - 4pm., 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 lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/departments/human-services/records-req... (page title: Records Request | Las Animas County).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Trinidad?
From the agency that took it. The Trinidad police records page is at trinidad.co.gov; the sheriff's reports come from the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Trinidad 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 Las Animas County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 719-846-2211. 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 Trinidad 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.