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 30, 2026.
Bailey County, Texas, has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bailey County depends on where the incident happened: the Bailey 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: Bailey County public records, Bailey County arrest records, Bailey County warrants, Bailey County inmate search, Bailey County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bailey 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 Bailey County that is the Bailey 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 Bailey County Sheriff's Office
The Bailey County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 9 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 806-272-4268. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.bailey.tx.us/page/bailey.Sheriff (page title: Bailey County, Texas), phone 806-272-4268, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bailey County
The one city the FBI lists in Bailey County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Muleshoe: 7 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 81 arrests reported for 2025. The Muleshoe police department's page is at city-of-muleshoe.com/services/police/index.php, phone 806.272.4569 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Bailey County in 2025
The two agencies in Bailey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8 violent and 37 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Bailey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 90 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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, (806) 272-4205, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bailey County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bailey 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 Bailey 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 Bailey County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 806-272-4268. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Bailey 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.