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.
Los Alamos County, New Mexico, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Los Alamos County 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Los Alamos County public records, Los Alamos County arrest records, Los Alamos County warrants, Los Alamos County criminal records, Los Alamos County court records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Los Alamos 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.
How Many Reports: Los Alamos County in 2025
The one agency in Los Alamos County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 59 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Los Alamos reported 5 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 losalamosnm.gov/Services/Records-and-Licenses/Inspection-of-Public-... (page title: Request To Inspect Public Records Online Form | Incorporated County of Los Alamos, NM).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (505) 827-5000, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Los Alamos County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the sheriff's office or the city's police. 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 Los Alamos 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.
Is this the official Los Alamos 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.