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.
Roosevelt County, New Mexico, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Roosevelt County depends on where the incident happened: the Roosevelt 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: Roosevelt County public records, Roosevelt County arrest records, Roosevelt County warrants, Roosevelt County criminal records, Roosevelt County court records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County that is the Roosevelt 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.
The FBI's list also carries Eastern New Mexico University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office
The Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,152 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Roosevelt County
The one city the FBI lists in Roosevelt County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Portales: 49 violent and 144 property crimes reported for 2025; 402 arrests reported for 2025. The Portales police records page is at portalesnm.gov/services/departments_g-z/police_department/divisions..., phone 575-226-3916 (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.
How Many Reports: Roosevelt County in 2025
The one agency in Roosevelt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 49 violent and 144 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Roosevelt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,554 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at ninthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/services-programs/records-requests (page title: Records Requests | Ninth Judicial District).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Roosevelt County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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.