Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Hinsdale County, Colorado, has 747 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hinsdale County depends on where the incident happened: the Hinsdale 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, cities, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale County that is the Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office
The Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 15 arrests for 2021.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 970-944-2291. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hinsdalecountysheriff.com (page title: Hinsdale County Sheriff | Law Enforcement | Lake City, Colorado), phone 970-944-2291, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Hinsdale County
The FBI lists no city in Hinsdale County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Lake City.
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 hinsdalecounty.colorado.gov/documents/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Hinsdale County).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hinsdale County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 970-944-2291. 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 Hinsdale 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.