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.
San Miguel 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 San Miguel County depends on where the incident happened: the San Miguel 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from San Miguel 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 Miguel County that is the San Miguel 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 New Mexico Highlands University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office
The San Miguel County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 41 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (505) 425-7589. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.sanmiguel.nm.us/departments/sheriffs_office/index.php (page title: San Miguel County NM), phone (505) 425-7589, 1224 Railroad Ave. Las Vegas, NM 87701, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in San Miguel County
The one city the FBI lists in San Miguel County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Las Vegas: 99 violent and 213 property crimes reported for 2025; 618 arrests reported for 2025. The Las Vegas police department's page is at lasvegasnm.gov/about-9-3, phone (505) 425-7504 (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 Miguel County in 2025
The two agencies in San Miguel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 99 violent and 215 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in San Miguel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 659 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in San Miguel County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the San Miguel 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 Miguel 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 Miguel County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (505) 425-7589. 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 Miguel 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.