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.
Jefferson County, Colorado, has about 579,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jefferson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jefferson 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County that is the Jefferson 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 the Division of Gaming Criminal Enforcement and Investigations Section, Golden (state agency) and Colorado School of Mines and Red Rocks Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
The Westminster Police Department, the Bow Mar Police Department and the Littleton Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Jefferson County, so their arrests are not broken out for Jefferson County here.
Reports from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 453 violent and 1,814 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,714 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (303) 271-5444. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jeffcosheriffco.gov/jail/inmate-lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Jeffco Sheriff), phone (303) 271-5444, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jefferson County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Jefferson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Lakewood: 1,060 violent and 7,093 property crimes reported for 2025; 8,420 arrests reported for 2025. The Lakewood police records page is at lakewoodco.gov/Local-Government/Departments/Police/Police-Records, phone 303-987-7331 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Arvada: 372 violent and 2,846 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,837 arrests reported for 2025. The Arvada police records page is at arvadaco.gov/554/Order-Police-Records, phone 720-898-6920 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Wheat Ridge: 85 violent and 1,249 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,393 arrests reported for 2025.
- Golden: 25 violent and 442 property crimes reported for 2025; 605 arrests reported for 2025. The Golden police records page is at cityofgolden.gov/police/services/record_request.php, phone (303) 384-8035 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Edgewater: 14 violent and 265 property crimes reported for 2025; 395 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mountain View: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 57 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lakeside: 2 violent and 129 property crimes reported for 2025; 149 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: Jefferson County in 2025
The eight agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,011 violent and 13,838 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17,570 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 303-271-6800, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jefferson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (303) 271-5444. 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 Jefferson 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.