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 30, 2026.
Hidalgo County, New Mexico, has about 4,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hidalgo County depends on where the incident happened: the Hidalgo 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: Hidalgo County public records, Hidalgo County arrest records, Hidalgo County warrants, Hidalgo County inmate search, Hidalgo County criminal records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hidalgo County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Hidalgo County that is the Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office
The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 34 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (575) 542-3833. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hidalgocounty.org/county-sheriff (page title: Sheriff’s Department | Hidalgo County NM), phone (575) 542-3833, 3143 Address 720 E. 2nd Street Lordsburg, NM 88045, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hidalgo County
The one city the FBI lists in Hidalgo County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Lordsburg: 11 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 190 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Hidalgo County in 2025
The two agencies in Hidalgo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 28 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hidalgo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 224 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hidalgo County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (575) 542-3833. 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 Hidalgo 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.