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.
Cherokee County, Texas, has about 53,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cherokee County depends on where the incident happened: the Cherokee 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: Cherokee County public records, Cherokee County arrest records, Cherokee County warrants, Cherokee County inmate search, Cherokee County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cherokee 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 Cherokee County that is the Cherokee 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 five other agencies in Cherokee County, each with a records office of its own.
The Bullard Police Department and the Troup Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Cherokee County, so their arrests are not broken out for Cherokee County here.
Reports from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 62 violent and 199 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 439 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 903-683-2271. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.cherokee.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/sheriff.html (page title: Cherokee County | Sheriff), phone 903-683-2271, 272 Underwood St. Rusk, TX 75785, Mon-Fri from 8am to 5pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cherokee County
The five cities the FBI lists in Cherokee County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Jacksonville: 407 arrests reported for 2024.
- Rusk: 135 arrests reported for 2024.
- Alto: 5 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Summerfield.
- Cuney: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Cherokee County in 2025
The three agencies in Cherokee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 67 violent and 210 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Cherokee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 442 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, 903-683-2573, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cherokee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 903-683-2271. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Cherokee 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.