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.
Cameron County, Texas, has about 432,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cameron County depends on where the incident happened: the Cameron 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: Cameron County public records, Cameron County arrest records, Cameron County warrants, Cameron County inmate search, Cameron County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cameron 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 Cameron County that is the Cameron 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 12 other agencies and one campus police department in Cameron County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cameron County Sheriff's Office
The Cameron County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 253 violent and 817 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 919 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at cameroncountytx.gov/incoming/inmates/site (page title: Cameron County Inmate List), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cameron County
The 16 cities the FBI lists in Cameron County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Brownsville: 782 violent and 2,954 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,218 arrests reported for 2025.
- Harlingen: 167 violent and 1,661 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,888 arrests reported for 2025.
- San Benito: 50 violent and 614 property crimes reported for 2025; 553 arrests reported for 2025. The San Benito police department's page is at cityofsanbenito.com/737/San-Benito-Police-Department-Support-Div, phone 956-361-3880 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Los Fresnos: 62 violent and 126 property crimes reported for 2025; 580 arrests reported for 2025.
- La Feria: 26 violent and 110 property crimes reported for 2025; 252 arrests reported for 2025. The La Feria police department's page is at cityoflaferia.com/departments/police-department, phone (956) 797-3121 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Primera: 12 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 32 arrests reported for 2025.
- Port Isabel: 18 violent and 160 property crimes reported for 2025; 367 arrests reported for 2025. The Port Isabel police department's page is at myportisabel.com/164/Police, phone 956-943-2727 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Laguna Vista: 1 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 51 arrests reported for 2023.
- Combes: 7 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025; 181 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rancho Viejo: 1 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Santa Rosa: 16 arrests reported for 2020.
- Rio Hondo: 9 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 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.
The rest: South Padre Island, Palm Valley, Los Indios and Indian Lake.
How Many Reports: Cameron County in 2025
The 15 agencies in Cameron County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,421 violent and 6,768 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Cameron County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,358 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at cameroncountytx.nextrequest.com (page title: Public Information PortalNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cameron County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cameron 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 Cameron 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 Cameron 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 Cameron 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.