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 25, 2026.
San Benito, Texas, in Cameron County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from San Benito 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: San Benito public records, Cameron County police reports, San Benito arrest records, San Benito warrants, San Benito inmate search, San Benito property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from San Benito
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 San Benito that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as San Benito Police Department); outside it, the Cameron County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places 12 other agencies and one campus police department in Cameron County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the San Benito Police
For San Benito, SearchSystems opened and checked the San Benito police department's page at cityofsanbenito.com/737/San-Benito-Police-Department-Support-Div (page title: San Benito Police Department Support Division | San Benito, TX), phone 956-361-3880, 601 N Oscar Williams Rd, San Benito, TX 78586, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for San Benito had 50 violent and 614 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 553 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Cameron County Sheriff's Office
The Cameron County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 253 violent and 817 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 919 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at cameroncountytx.gov/incoming/inmates/site (page title: Cameron County Inmate List), 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 cameroncountytx.nextrequest.com (page title: Public Information PortalNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
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 San Benito?
From the agency that took it. The San Benito police department's page is at cityofsanbenito.com, phone 956-361-3880; the sheriff's reports come from the Cameron County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in San Benito 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 Cameron 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 San Benito 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.