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 October 9, 2026.
Arapahoe County, Colorado, has about 667,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Arapahoe County depends on where the incident happened: the Arapahoe 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 Colorado Open Records Act 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.
Related guides: Arapahoe County public records, Arapahoe County arrest records, Arapahoe County warrants, Arapahoe County inmate search, Arapahoe County property records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Arapahoe County
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.
In Arapahoe County that is the Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 281 violent and 1,513 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,112 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 720-874-3500. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/sheriffs_office/burea... (page title: Detentions Service Bureau), phone 720-874-3500, 7375 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Arapahoe County
The ten cities the FBI lists in Arapahoe County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Aurora: 3,108 violent and 10,133 property crimes reported for 2025; 13,080 arrests reported for 2025. The Aurora police records page is at auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/police/police_records__report..., phone 303.739.7000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Centennial: 209 violent and 1,550 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,090 arrests reported for 2025.
- Littleton: 108 violent and 949 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,097 arrests reported for 2025. The Littleton police records page is at police.littletonco.gov/Services-and-Programs/Reports-and-Accidents/..., phone (303) 794-1551 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Englewood: 233 violent and 1,525 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,121 arrests reported for 2025. The Englewood police records page is at englewoodco.gov/government/city-departments/police-department/reque..., phone 303-762-2489 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Greenwood Village: 53 violent and 772 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,353 arrests reported for 2025. The Greenwood Village police records page is at greenwoodvillage.com/2623/Police-Records, phone 303-486-8200 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Cherry Hills Village: 0 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025; 76 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sheridan: 42 violent and 359 property crimes reported for 2025; 707 arrests reported for 2025.
- Glendale: 88 violent and 722 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,119 arrests reported for 2025.
- Columbine Valley: 4 arrests reported for 2024.
- Bow Mar: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Arapahoe County in 2025
The ten agencies in Arapahoe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,122 violent and 17,582 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the ten agencies in Arapahoe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23,755 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Arapahoe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
How long does an agency in Arapahoe County 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 Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 720-874-3500. 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 Arapahoe 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.