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.
Elbert County, Colorado, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Elbert County depends on where the incident happened: the Elbert 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: Elbert County public records, Elbert County arrest records, Elbert County warrants, Elbert County inmate search, Elbert County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Elbert 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 Elbert County that is the Elbert 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 Elbert County Sheriff's Office
The Elbert County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 64 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 263 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 303-805-6111. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at elbertcounty-co.gov/181/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Elbert County, CO), phone 303-805-6111, 751 Ute Avenue Kiowa, CO 80117, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Elbert County
The two cities the FBI lists in Elbert County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Elizabeth: 0 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 106 arrests reported for 2025.
- Simla: 1 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Elbert County in 2025
The two agencies in Elbert County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16 violent and 84 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Elbert County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 369 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at elbertcounty-co.gov/441/Open-Records-Request-CORA (page title: Open Records Request (CORA) | Elbert County, CO).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (720) 733-4500, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Elbert County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Elbert 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 Elbert 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 Elbert County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 303-805-6111. 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 Elbert 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.