SearchSystems Editorial

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 4, 2026.

About this guide

Calhoun County, Texas, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Calhoun County depends on where the incident happened: the Calhoun 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: Calhoun County public records, Calhoun County arrest records, Calhoun County warrants, Calhoun County inmate search, Calhoun County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Calhoun 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 Calhoun County that is the Calhoun 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 list also carries the Calhoun County Independent School District and the Calhoun County Constable's Precincts 1 and 3 (other agency), each with a records office of its own.

Reports from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office

The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 216 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 361-553-4475. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at calhouncotx.org/adult-detention (page title: Adult Detention | Calhoun County Texas), phone 361-553-4475, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Calhoun County

The three cities the FBI lists in Calhoun County with a reporting agency of their own:

  • Port Lavaca: 34 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025; 423 arrests reported for 2025.
  • Seadrift: 2 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 28 arrests reported for 2025.
  • Point Comfort: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 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: Calhoun County in 2025

The four agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 49 violent and 113 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the four agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 671 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, 361-553-4422, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Calhoun County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit, reached through the office at 361-553-4475. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.

Is this the official Calhoun 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.