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 October 1, 2026.
Cottle County, Texas, has about 1,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cottle County depends on where the incident happened: the Cottle 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: Cottle County public records, Cottle County arrest records, Cottle County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cottle County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Cottle County that is the Cottle 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.
Reports from the Cottle County Sheriff's Office
The Cottle County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 9 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cottle County
The one city the FBI lists in Cottle County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Paducah: 1,188 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: Cottle County in 2025
The one agency in Cottle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Cottle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,197 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cottle County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cottle 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 Cottle 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 Cottle 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 Cottle 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.