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 24, 2026.
Catron County, New Mexico, has about 3,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Catron County depends on where the incident happened: the Catron 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Catron County public records, Catron County arrest records, Catron County warrants, Catron County inmate search, Catron County property records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Catron 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 Catron County that is the Catron 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.
Reports from the Catron County Sheriff's Office
The Catron County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 2 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at catroncounty.us/government/county_sheriff_s_office/detention_center... (page title: Welcome to Catron County, NM), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Catron County
The FBI lists no city in Catron County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Reserve.
How Many Reports: Catron County in 2024
The one agency in Catron County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 5 violent and 16 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Catron County Sheriff's Office reported 2 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Catron County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Catron 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 Catron 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 Catron 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 Catron 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.