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 September 30, 2026.
Torrance 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 Torrance County depends on where the incident happened: the Torrance 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: Torrance County public records, Torrance County arrest records, Torrance County warrants, Torrance County inmate search, Torrance County criminal records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Torrance 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 Torrance County that is the Torrance 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 Torrance County Sheriff's Office
The Torrance County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 34 violent and 127 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 166 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 505-510-9003. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at torrancecountynm.org/departments/county-sheriff (page title: Torrance County, New Mexico | County Sheriff), phone 505-510-9003, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Torrance County
The three cities the FBI lists in Torrance County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Moriarty: 4 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025; 66 arrests reported for 2025.
- Estancia: 2 arrests reported for 2019.
- Mountainair.
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: Torrance County in 2025
The two agencies in Torrance County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 38 violent and 168 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Torrance County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 232 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
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 Torrance County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Torrance 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 Torrance 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 Torrance County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 505-510-9003. 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 Torrance 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.