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 on September 23, 2026.
Bastrop County, Texas, has about 115,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bastrop County depends on where the incident happened: the Bastrop 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: Bastrop County public records, Bastrop County arrest records, Bastrop County warrants, Bastrop County inmate search, Bastrop County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bastrop County
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.
In Bastrop County that is the Bastrop 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 four other agencies in Bastrop County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office
The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 298 violent and 734 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 875 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (512) 549-5100. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bastropcounty.gov/page/lec.faq (page title: Jail Frequently Asked Questions | Sheriff's Office | Bastrop County), phone (512) 549-5100, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bastrop County
The three cities the FBI lists in Bastrop County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bastrop: 63 violent and 388 property crimes reported for 2025; 658 arrests reported for 2025.
- Elgin: 27 violent and 149 property crimes reported for 2025; 306 arrests reported for 2025.
- Smithville: 8 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2025; 132 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: Bastrop County in 2025
The four agencies in Bastrop County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 396 violent and 1,319 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Bastrop County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,971 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at bastropcounty.gov/page/co.public_information (page title: Public Information Requests | Bastrop County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (512) 581-7125, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bastrop County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bastrop 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 Bastrop 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 Bastrop County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (512) 549-5100. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Bastrop 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.