Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Anthony is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, with about 8,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Anthony offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Anthony, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Anthony records are kept
- Kept by the City of Anthony: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Doña Ana County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Doña Ana County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Anthony police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Anthony police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Anthony police records.
- Website: cityofanthonynm.gov/m/directory/department?did=14 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department)
- Phone: 575-882-2769
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Doña Ana County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Anthony City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cityofanthonynm.gov/101/Departments (page title: Departments | Anthony, NM)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Anthony
New Mexico public records law applies to the city government of Anthony. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Doña Ana County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Doña Ana County. The Doña Ana County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Anthony Arrest Records
The Anthony arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Anthony's arrests to the FBI and the 102 arrests it reported for 2024. It also says where a person arrested in Anthony is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Anthony Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Anthony, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Anthony warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Anthony inmate search (the jail page of the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Anthony criminal records (the court file, the New Mexico criminal history and the local arrest records), Anthony court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Anthony police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Inspection of Public Records Act requires), Anthony traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Anthony DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Anthony divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Anthony property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Anthony website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Anthony offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofanthonynm.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Anthony?
Request it from the Anthony police records unit at cityofanthonynm.gov, phone 575-882-2769. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Anthony?
Anthony cases are heard by the courts that serve Doña Ana County, and people arrested in Anthony are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Doña Ana County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Anthony?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New Mexico public records law applies to city governments.