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 on September 23, 2026.
Delta County, Colorado, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Delta County depends on where the incident happened: the Delta 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: Delta County public records, Delta County arrest records, Delta County warrants, Delta County inmate search, Delta County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Delta County
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.
In Delta County that is the Delta 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.
Reports from the Delta County Sheriff's Office
The Delta County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 383 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 970-874-2021. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at deltacountyco.gov/62/Detention-Facility (page title: Delta County Detention Facility | Delta County, CO), phone 970-874-2021, 555 Palmer Street Delta, CO 81416, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Delta County
The four cities the FBI lists in Delta County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Delta: 14 violent and 246 property crimes reported for 2025; 334 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cedaredge: 2 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 36 arrests reported for 2025.
- Paonia: 0 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 31 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hotchkiss: 5 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 30 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: Delta County in 2025
The five agencies in Delta County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 26 violent and 377 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Delta County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 814 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at deltacountyco.nextrequest.com/requests/new (page title: NextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 970-874-2085, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Delta County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Delta 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 Delta 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 Delta County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 970-874-2021. 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 Delta 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.