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 October 9, 2026.
Austin County, Texas, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Austin County depends on where the incident happened: the Austin 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: Austin County public records, Austin County arrest records, Austin County warrants, Austin County inmate search, Austin County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Austin 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 Austin County that is the Austin 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 five other agencies in Austin County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Austin County Sheriff's Office
The Austin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 99 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 210 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 979-865-3112. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at austincounty.com/page/austin.sheriff (page title: Austin County, Texas), phone 979-865-3112, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Austin County
The four cities the FBI lists in Austin County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Sealy: 19 violent and 89 property crimes reported for 2025; 87 arrests reported for 2025. The Sealy police department's page is at ci.sealy.tx.us/departments/police_department.php, phone (979) 627-6140 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Bellville: 9 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 80 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wallis: 4 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025.
- San Felipe: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Austin County in 2025
The five agencies in Austin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 57 violent and 229 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Austin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 399 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Texas Public Information Act Requires
The Texas Public Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, at a charge of the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 979-865-5933, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Austin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Austin 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 Austin 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 Austin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 979-865-3112. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Austin 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.