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.
Colfax County, New Mexico, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Colfax County depends on where the incident happened: the Colfax 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.
Related guides: Colfax County public records, Colfax County arrest records, Colfax County warrants, Colfax County inmate search, Colfax County property records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Colfax 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 Colfax County that is the Colfax 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 Colfax County Sheriff's Office
The Colfax County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 118 arrests for 2019.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (575) 445-5561. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.colfax.nm.us/government/sheriff_s_department.php (page title: Sheriff's Office), phone (575) 445-5561, 1413 South 2nd St. Raton, NM 87740, Monday and Tuesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Colfax County
The four cities the FBI lists in Colfax County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Raton: 17 violent and 96 property crimes reported for 2022.
- Angel Fire: 5 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2022; 19 arrests reported for 2022.
- Springer: 3 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2022; 30 arrests reported for 2022.
- Cimarron: 2 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2022; 0 arrests reported for 2022.
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: Colfax County in 2022
The four agencies in Colfax County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 27 violent and 122 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Colfax County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 49 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Colfax County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Colfax 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 Colfax 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 Colfax County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (575) 445-5561. 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 Colfax 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.