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.
Bell County, Texas, has about 400,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bell County depends on where the incident happened: the Bell 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: Bell County public records, Bell County arrest records, Bell County warrants, Bell County criminal records, Bell County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bell 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 Bell County that is the Bell 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 three campus police departments and two other agencies in Bell County, each with a records office of its own.
The Bartlett Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Bell County, so its arrests are not broken out for Bell County here.
Reports from the Bell County Sheriff's Office
The Bell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 67 violent and 535 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 616 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bell County
The ten cities the FBI lists in Bell County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Killeen: 835 violent and 2,251 property crimes reported for 2024; 3,226 arrests reported for 2025.
- Temple: 306 violent and 2,310 property crimes reported for 2024; 2,901 arrests reported for 2024. The Temple police records page is at templetx.gov/departments/city_departments/police/divisions___units/... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Harker Heights: 47 violent and 347 property crimes reported for 2024; 867 arrests reported for 2025.
- Belton: 25 violent and 506 property crimes reported for 2024; 1,116 arrests reported for 2024. The Belton police records page is at beltontexas.gov/departments/police_department/reports.php, phone 254-933-5840 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Nolanville: 10 violent and 49 property crimes reported for 2024; 56 arrests reported for 2024.
- Morgan's Point Resort: 1 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2024; 189 arrests reported for 2024.
- Troy: 5 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2024; 49 arrests reported for 2024.
- Salado: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2024; 11 arrests reported for 2024.
- Holland: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2024; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rogers: 0 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Bell County in 2024
The ten agencies in Bell County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,296 violent and 6,048 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the ten agencies in Bell County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 8,459 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, (254) 933-5215, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bell County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bell 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 Bell 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 Bell 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 Bell 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.