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.
Rio Grande County, Colorado, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rio Grande County depends on where the incident happened: the Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County that is the Rio Grande 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 Center Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Rio Grande County, so its arrests are not broken out for Rio Grande County here.
Reports from the Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office
The Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 95 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 719-657-4000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at riograndecounty.colorado.gov/rio-grande-county-sheriff (page title: Rio Grande County Sheriff | Rio Grande County), phone 719-657-4000, 640 Cherry Street Del Norte, CO 81132, Monday - Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rio Grande County
The three cities the FBI lists in Rio Grande County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Monte Vista: 9 violent and 212 property crimes reported for 2025; 290 arrests reported for 2025.
- Del Norte: 0 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 50 arrests reported for 2025.
- South Fork: 0 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 15 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: Rio Grande County in 2025
The four agencies in Rio Grande County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13 violent and 236 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Rio Grande County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 450 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/9205 (page title: Record/Document Request Form | Rio Grande County | Colorado Judicial Branch).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rio Grande County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 719-657-4000. 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 Rio Grande 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.