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 October 9, 2026.
Bernalillo County, New Mexico, has about 672,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bernalillo County depends on where the incident happened: the Bernalillo 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 Inspection of Public 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 Bernalillo County
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.
In Bernalillo County that is the Bernalillo 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 New Mexico's Main Campus (campus police) and Albuquerque Fire and Rescue (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Rio Rancho Police Department and the Edgewood Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Bernalillo County, so their arrests are not broken out for Bernalillo County here.
Reports from the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office
The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 678 violent and 1,594 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,374 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (505) 839-8700. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bernco.gov/metropolitan-detention-center/arrest-list (page title: Arrest List | Metropolitan Detention Center), phone (505) 839-8700, 100 Deputy Dean Miera Dr. SW Albuquerque, NM 87151, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bernalillo County
The one city the FBI lists in Bernalillo County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Albuquerque: 5,724 violent and 22,613 property crimes reported for 2025; 18,629 arrests reported for 2025. The Albuquerque police records page is at cabq.gov/police/public-reports/albuquerque-police-department-record..., phone 505-768-2020 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Bernalillo County in 2025
The two agencies in Bernalillo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,402 violent and 24,207 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Bernalillo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 22,003 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Inspection of Public Records Act Requires
Under the Inspection of Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days, and it may charge copying at no more than $1 a page. 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 metro.nmcourts.gov/self-representation/resources/public-records-req... (page title: Public Records Request | Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (505) 222-1100, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bernalillo County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Inspection of Public Records Act the answer is due within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days.
How long does an agency in Bernalillo County 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 Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (505) 839-8700. 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 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.