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 9, 2026.
Valencia County, New Mexico, has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Valencia County depends on where the incident happened: the Valencia 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: Valencia County public records, Valencia County arrest records, Valencia County warrants, Valencia County inmate search, Valencia County property records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Valencia 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 Valencia County that is the Valencia 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 the University of New Mexico at Valencia (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Valencia County Sheriff's Office
The Valencia County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 248 violent and 440 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 832 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (505) 827-9151. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at valencianm.gov/our-county/sheriff (page title: Valencia County Sheriff's Office | Law Enforcement Services in New Mexico | Valencia County), phone (505) 827-9151, 123 Don Pasqual Rd NW Los Lunas, NM 87031, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Valencia County
The five cities the FBI lists in Valencia County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Los Lunas: 101 violent and 409 property crimes reported for 2025; 467 arrests reported for 2025.
- Belen: 99 violent and 365 property crimes reported for 2025; 583 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rio Communities: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bosque Farms: 5 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 arrests reported for 2025.
- Peralta: 18 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 34 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: Valencia County in 2025
The five agencies in Valencia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 471 violent and 1,278 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Valencia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,094 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, 505-861-0311, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Valencia County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Valencia 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 Valencia 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 Valencia County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (505) 827-9151. 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 Valencia 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.