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 Juan County, Utah, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from San Juan County depends on where the incident happened: the San Juan 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 Government Records Access and Management 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: San Juan County public records, San Juan County arrest records, San Juan County warrants, San Juan County criminal records, San Juan County court records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from San Juan 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 Juan County that is the San Juan 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 San Juan County Sheriff's Office
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 221 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in San Juan County
The one city the FBI lists in San Juan County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Blanding: 5 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 139 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: San Juan County in 2025
The two agencies in San Juan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17 violent and 33 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
What the Government Records Access and Management Act Requires
Under the Government Records Access and Management Act the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited, and it may charge copying and staff time after the first quarter hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in San Juan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the San Juan County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Government Records Access and Management Act the answer is due within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited.
How long does an agency in San Juan County have to answer?
Under the Government Records Access and Management Act, within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited. It may charge copying and staff time after the first quarter hour.
How do I get a report from the San Juan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Government Records Access and Management Act the answer is due within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited.
Is this the official San Juan 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.