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 September 30, 2026.
Kit Carson County, Colorado, has about 7,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kit Carson County depends on where the incident happened: the Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County that is the Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office
The Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 51 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-998-5678. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at kitcarsoncounty.colorado.gov/kcc-sheriff/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Kit Carson County), phone 877-998-5678, 1650 Donelan Ave, Suite 103, Burlington, CO 80807, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kit Carson County
The one city the FBI lists in Kit Carson County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Burlington: 10 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 83 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: Kit Carson County in 2025
The two agencies in Kit Carson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18 violent and 47 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Kit Carson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 134 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 coloradojudicial.gov/node/9186 (page title: Record/Document Request Form | Kit Carson County | Colorado Judicial Branch).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kit Carson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-998-5678. 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 Kit Carson 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.