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 2, 2026.
Mora County, New Mexico, has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mora County depends on where the incident happened: the Mora 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Mora 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 Mora County that is the Mora 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 Mora County Sheriff's Office
The Mora County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 81 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at countyofmora.com/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Mora County, New Mexico), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Cities in Mora County
The FBI lists no city in Mora County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Wagon Mound.
How Many Reports: Mora County in 2025
The one agency in Mora County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 1 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Mora County Sheriff's Office reported 81 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at countyofmoranm.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mora County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mora 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 Mora 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 Mora County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Mora 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.