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.
Moffat County, Colorado, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Moffat County depends on where the incident happened: the Moffat 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 Moffat 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 Moffat County that is the Moffat 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 Moffat County Sheriff's Office
The Moffat County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 142 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (970) 824-4495. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at moffatcounty.colorado.gov/government/elected-officials/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Moffat County), phone (970) 824-4495, 800 W. 1st St. Ste. 100 Craig, CO 81625, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Moffat County
The two cities the FBI lists in Moffat County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Craig: 24 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025; 326 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dinosaur: 9 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: Moffat County in 2025
The two agencies in Moffat County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 35 violent and 71 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Moffat County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 468 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/9193 (page title: Record/Document Request Form | Moffat County | Colorado Judicial Branch).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (970) 824-7041, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Moffat County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Moffat 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 Moffat 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 Moffat County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (970) 824-4495. 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 Moffat 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.