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 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Commerce, Texas, in Hunt County, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Commerce depends on where the incident happened. 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 city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Commerce public records, Hunt County police reports, Commerce arrest records, Commerce warrants, Commerce inmate search, Commerce property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Commerce
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.
Inside Commerce that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Commerce Police Department); outside it, the Hunt County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places ten other agencies and one campus police department in Hunt County, each with a records office of its own.
The Josephine Police Department and the Royse City Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Hunt County, so their arrests are not broken out for Hunt County here.
Reports from the Commerce Police
For Commerce, SearchSystems opened and checked the Commerce police records page at commercetx.org/police/page/open-records-request-freedom-information... (page title: Open Records Request | Freedom of Information Act | Commerce TX), phone (903) 886-1139, 1139 Address 1103 Sycamore Street Commerce, TX 75428, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Commerce had 38 violent and 101 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 244 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Hunt County Sheriff's Office
The Hunt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 133 violent and 403 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 206 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at apps.huntcounty.net/jail (page title: Hunt County Sheriff Booking), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at huntcounty.net/page/countyclerkrequests (page title: County Clerk Requests | Hunt County, Texas).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (903) 408-4180, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Commerce?
From the agency that took it. The Commerce police records page is at commercetx.org, phone (903) 886-1139; the sheriff's reports come from the Hunt County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Commerce 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 Hunt County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Commerce website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.