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 1, 2026.
Burnet County, Texas, has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Burnet County depends on where the incident happened: the Burnet 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: Burnet County public records, Burnet County arrest records, Burnet County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Burnet 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 Burnet County that is the Burnet 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 Burnet County, each with a records office of its own.
The Horseshoe Bay Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Burnet County, so its arrests are not broken out for Burnet County here.
Reports from the Burnet County Sheriff's Office
The Burnet County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 46 violent and 125 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 354 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Burnet County
The five cities the FBI lists in Burnet County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Marble Falls: 35 violent and 184 property crimes reported for 2025; 413 arrests reported for 2024. The Marble Falls police department's page is at marblefallstx.gov/168/Police, phone 830-693-3611 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Burnet: 5 violent and 37 property crimes reported for 2025; 290 arrests reported for 2025.
- Granite Shoals: 7 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 175 arrests reported for 2025. The Granite Shoals police department's page is at graniteshoals.org/180/Police, phone (830)693-3611 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Bertram: 0 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 25 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cottonwood Shores: 1 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 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: Burnet County in 2025
The six agencies in Burnet County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 94 violent and 385 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Burnet County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 855 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, 512-756-5462, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Burnet County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Burnet 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 Burnet 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 Burnet 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 Burnet 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.