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 4, 2026.
Union County, New Mexico, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Union County depends on where the incident happened: the Union 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: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County warrants, Union County inmate search, Union County property records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Union 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 Union County that is the Union 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 Union County Sheriff's Office
The Union County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 27 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 575-374-2583. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at unionnm.us/179/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriffs Office | Union County, NM), phone 575-374-2583, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Union County
The one city the FBI lists in Union County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Clayton: 2 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 57 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Union County in 2025
The one agency in Union County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 7 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Clayton reported 57 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Union County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Union 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 Union 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 Union County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 575-374-2583. 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 Union 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.