Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Luna County, New Mexico, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Luna County depends on where the incident happened: the Luna 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, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Luna County public records, Luna County arrest records, Luna County warrants, Luna County inmate search, Luna County property records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Luna 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 Luna County that is the Luna 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 Luna County Sheriff's Office
The Luna County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 16 arrests for 2019.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 575-546-2655. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lunacounty.gov/departments/sheriff_s_department/index.php (page title: Luna County, NM), phone 575-546-2655, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Luna County
The one city the FBI lists in Luna County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Deming: 1,500 arrests reported for 2019. The Deming police department's page is at cityofdeming.org/government/department/police/index.php, phone (575)546-3011 (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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Luna County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Luna 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 Luna 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 Luna County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 575-546-2655. 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 Luna 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.