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.
McKinley County, New Mexico, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McKinley County depends on where the incident happened: the McKinley 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: McKinley County public records, McKinley County arrest records, McKinley County warrants, McKinley County inmate search, McKinley County criminal records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from McKinley 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 McKinley County that is the McKinley 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 McKinley County Sheriff's Office
The McKinley County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 84 violent and 158 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 225 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 505-863-1410. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.mckinley.nm.us/165/Sheriffs-Office (page title: McKinley County Sheriff's Office | McKinley County, NM), phone 505-863-1410, 1000 East Aztec Ave Gallup, NM 87301, Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in McKinley County
The one city the FBI lists in McKinley County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Gallup: 301 violent and 789 property crimes reported for 2024; 1,470 arrests reported for 2024.
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: McKinley County in 2024
The two agencies in McKinley County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 385 violent and 947 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in McKinley County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,776 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (505) 863-1400, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in McKinley County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McKinley 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 McKinley 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 McKinley County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 505-863-1410. 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 McKinley 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.