Reviewed and updated October 7, 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 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Harris County, Texas, has about 5.0 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Harris County depends on where the incident happened: the Harris 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 Texas Public Information 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: Harris County public records, Harris County warrants, Harris County inmate search, Harris County criminal records, Harris County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Harris 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 Harris County that is the Harris 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 agency list also places 30 other agencies and 11 campus police departments in Harris County, each with a records office of its own.
The Waller Police Department, the Stafford Police Department, the Missouri City Police Department and three more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Harris County, so their arrests are not broken out for Harris County here.
Reports from the Harris County Sheriff's Office
The Harris County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6,890 violent and 29,667 property crimes reported for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 866-268-8959. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at harriscountyso.org/JailInfo/Default (page title: Jail Information-Harris County Texas Sheriff's Office), phone 866-268-8959, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Harris County
The 22 cities the FBI lists in Harris County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Houston: 21,345 violent and 92,382 property crimes reported for 2025. The Houston police records page is at houstontx.gov/police/divisions/records/index.htm (verified September 25, 2026).
- Pasadena: 650 violent and 2,652 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Baytown: 344 violent and 2,042 property crimes reported for 2025.
- La Porte: 52 violent and 379 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Deer Park: 34 violent and 355 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Katy: 36 violent and 868 property crimes reported for 2025. The Katy police records page is at cityofkaty.com/government/city-departments/police-department/record..., phone (281) 391-4800 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Bellaire: 24 violent and 456 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Humble: 140 violent and 1,472 property crimes reported for 2025.
- South Houston: 84 violent and 327 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Tomball: 55 violent and 312 property crimes reported for 2025.
- West University Place: 5 violent and 161 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Seabrook: 35 violent and 172 property crimes 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.
The rest: Webster, Galena Park, Jacinto City, Jersey Village, Nassau Bay, Spring Valley Village, Hedwig Village, Southside Place, Shoreacres and Morgan's Point.
How Many Reports: Harris County in 2025
The 23 agencies in Harris County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29,819 violent and 132,513 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
What the Texas Public Information Act Requires
Under the Texas Public Information Act the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, and it may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests. 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, 713-274-5800, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Harris County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Harris County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
How long does an agency in Harris County have to answer?
Under the Texas Public Information Act, within 10 business days. It may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests.
How do I get a report from the Harris County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 866-268-8959. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Harris 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.