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.
Socorro County, New Mexico, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Socorro County depends on where the incident happened: the Socorro 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: Socorro County public records, Socorro County arrest records, Socorro County warrants, Socorro County inmate search, Socorro County criminal records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Socorro 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 Socorro County that is the Socorro 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 Institute of Mining and Technology (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Socorro County Sheriff's Office
The Socorro County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 69 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 86 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (575) 835-0945. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at socorrocounty.net/administration/detention-center (page title: Socorro County InfoNet | Detention Center), phone (575) 835-0945, 1001 Grefco Rd. Socorro, NM 87801, Monday through Friday, 9: 00 AM through 3:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Socorro County
The two cities the FBI lists in Socorro County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Socorro.
- Magdalena: 7 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2022; 16 arrests reported for 2022.
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: Socorro County in 2022
The two agencies in Socorro County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 25 violent and 84 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Socorro County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 173 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, (575) 835-0052, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Socorro County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Socorro 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 Socorro 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 Socorro County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (575) 835-0945. 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 Socorro 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.