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 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Bernalillo, New Mexico, in Sandoval County, has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bernalillo depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Inspection of Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Bernalillo public records, Sandoval County police reports, Bernalillo arrest records, Bernalillo warrants, Bernalillo inmate search, Bernalillo property records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bernalillo
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.
Inside Bernalillo that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Bernalillo Police Department); outside it, the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Bernalillo Police
For Bernalillo, SearchSystems opened and checked the Bernalillo police department's page at tobnm.gov/departments/police_department/index.php (page title: Bernalillo), phone (505) 771-5872, Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Bernalillo had 37 violent and 147 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 337 arrests for 2023.
Reports from the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office
The Sandoval County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 67 violent and 104 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 652 arrests for 2019.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sandovalcountynm.gov/departments/detention-center/inmatesearch (page title: Inmate Search & Video Visitation | Sandoval County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Inspection of Public Records Act Requires
The Inspection of Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days, at a charge of copying at no more than $1 a page, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at sandovalcountynm.gov/public-records-request (page title: Records Request | Sandoval County).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bernalillo?
From the agency that took it. The Bernalillo police department's page is at tobnm.gov, phone (505) 771-5872; the sheriff's reports come from the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Bernalillo have to answer?
Under the Inspection of Public Records Act, within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days. It may charge copying at no more than $1 a page.
How do I get a report from the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Inspection of Public Records Act the answer is due within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days.
Is this the official Bernalillo website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.