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.
San Juan County, New Mexico, has about 121,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from San Juan County depends on where the incident happened: the San Juan 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: San Juan County public records, San Juan County arrest records, San Juan County warrants, San Juan County inmate search, San Juan County criminal records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from San Juan 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 San Juan County that is the San Juan 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 San Juan County Sheriff's Office
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 262 violent and 418 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,151 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sanjuansheriff.org (page title: About San Juan County Sheriff and Jail Inmate Locator), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in San Juan County
The three cities the FBI lists in San Juan County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Farmington: 483 violent and 1,170 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,276 arrests reported for 2025. The Farmington police records page is at farmingtonnm.gov/734/File-a-Police-Report, phone 505-334-6622 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Bloomfield: 38 violent and 77 property crimes reported for 2025; 232 arrests reported for 2025.
- Aztec: 23 violent and 99 property crimes reported for 2025; 169 arrests reported for 2025. The Aztec police department's page is at aztecnm.gov/police.html, phone (505) 334-6622 (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: San Juan County in 2025
The four agencies in San Juan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 806 violent and 1,764 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in San Juan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,828 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) 599-9810, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in San Juan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan 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.