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.
Las Animas County, Colorado, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Las Animas County depends on where the incident happened: the Las Animas 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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas County that is the Las Animas 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 Las Animas County Sheriff's Office
The Las Animas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 167 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 719-846-2211. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lasosheriff.org (page title: Las Animas County Sheriff's Office), phone 719-846-2211, 2309 E. Main Street Trinidad, CO 81082, Mondays through Fridays from 8am - 4pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Las Animas County
The one city the FBI lists in Las Animas County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Trinidad: 45 violent and 209 property crimes reported for 2025; 461 arrests reported for 2025. The Trinidad police records page is at trinidad.co.gov/request_a_police_report_or_video_footage/index.php (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Las Animas County in 2025
The two agencies in Las Animas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 61 violent and 256 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Las Animas County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 642 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 lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/departments/human-services/records-req... (page title: Records Request | Las Animas County).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Las Animas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Las Animas 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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 719-846-2211. 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 Las Animas 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.