SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Weld County, Colorado, has about 370,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Weld County depends on where the incident happened: the Weld 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.

Related guides: Weld County public records, Weld County arrest records, Weld County warrants, Weld County inmate search, Weld County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Weld 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 Weld County that is the Weld 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 University of Northern Colorado (campus police) and Weld County Drug Task Force (other agency), each with a records office of its own.

The Brighton Police Department, the Northglenn Police Department, the Longmont Police Department and one more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Weld County, so their arrests are not broken out for Weld County here.

Reports from the Weld County Sheriff's Office

The Weld County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 146 violent and 468 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,702 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 970-356-4015. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at weldsheriff.com/Services/Jail-Reports (page title: Jail Reports Weld Sheriff), phone 970-356-4015, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Weld County

The 22 cities the FBI lists in Weld County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

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.

The rest: Mead, Eaton, Platteville, Ault, La Salle, Keenesburg, Hudson, Kersey, Nunn and Garden City.

How Many Reports: Weld County in 2025

The 22 agencies in Weld County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,173 violent and 6,133 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the 21 agencies in Weld County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,660 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.

What the Colorado Open Records Act Requires

The Colorado Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances, at a charge of research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (970) 400-4750, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Weld County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Weld 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 Weld 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 Weld County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit, reached through the office at 970-356-4015. 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 Weld 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.