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.
Cooke County, Texas, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cooke County depends on where the incident happened: the Cooke 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Cooke 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 Cooke County that is the Cooke 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 Cooke County Constable's Precincts 2 and 1 (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cooke County Sheriff's Office
The Cooke County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 40 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 134 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 940-665-3471. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.cooke.tx.us/page/cooke.sheriff (page title: Cooke County, Texas), phone 940-665-3471, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cooke County
The two cities the FBI lists in Cooke County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Gainesville: 39 violent and 218 property crimes reported for 2025; 771 arrests reported for 2025. The Gainesville police records page is at gainesville.tx.us/366/Records-and-Crash-Reports, phone (940) 668-7777 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Valley View.
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: Cooke County in 2025
The two agencies in Cooke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 79 violent and 332 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Cooke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 905 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 co.cooke.tx.us/page/cooke.openrecords (page title: Cooke County, Texas).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cooke County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cooke 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 Cooke 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 Cooke County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 940-665-3471. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Cooke 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.