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.
Dallas County, Texas, has about 2.7 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dallas County depends on where the incident happened: the Dallas 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: Dallas County public records, Dallas County arrest records, Dallas County warrants, Dallas County inmate search, Dallas County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Dallas 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 Dallas County that is the Dallas 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 seven campus police departments and 13 other agencies in Dallas County, each with a records office of its own.
The Ovilla Police Department, the Ferris Police Department, the Lewisville Police Department and two more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Dallas County, so their arrests are not broken out for Dallas County here.
Reports from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office
The Dallas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 40 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 271 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (214) 749-8641. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at dallascounty.org/departments/sheriff/inmate-information (page title: Inmate Information | Sheriff Department), phone (214) 749-8641, 133 N. Riverfront Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75207, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dallas County
The 24 cities the FBI lists in Dallas 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:
- Dallas: 7,674 violent and 40,962 property crimes reported for 2025; 22,576 arrests reported for 2025.
- Irving: 691 violent and 4,532 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,910 arrests reported for 2025.
- Garland: 479 violent and 4,201 property crimes reported for 2025; 7,648 arrests reported for 2025.
- Grand Prairie: 424 violent and 2,796 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,351 arrests reported for 2025. The Grand Prairie police records page is at grandprairiepolice.org/Services/Records/Request-Police-Records, phone (972) 237-8790 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mesquite: 680 violent and 3,350 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,843 arrests reported for 2025. The Mesquite police records page is at cityofmesquite.com/538/Copies-of-Police-Reports (verified September 25, 2026).
- Richardson: 163 violent and 1,765 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,419 arrests reported for 2025. The Richardson police records page is at richardsonpolice.net/divisions/administrative-division/records, phone 972-744-4836 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Rowlett: 109 violent and 811 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,579 arrests reported for 2025.
- DeSoto: 161 violent and 899 property crimes reported for 2025; 964 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cedar Hill: 77 violent and 853 property crimes reported for 2025; 740 arrests reported for 2025.
- Coppell: 38 violent and 371 property crimes reported for 2025; 369 arrests reported for 2025. The Coppell police records page is at coppelltx.gov/1085/File-a-Police-Report, phone 469-289-3270 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Lancaster: 140 violent and 853 property crimes reported for 2025; 456 arrests reported for 2025. The Lancaster police records page is at lancaster-tx.com/228/Police-Record-Request, phone 972-227-5188 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Duncanville: 101 violent and 793 property crimes reported for 2025; 408 arrests reported for 2025. The Duncanville police records page is at duncanvilletx.gov/residents/public_safety/police_department/adminis..., phone 972-780-5024 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Farmers Branch, Sachse, Balch Springs, University Park, Seagoville, Glenn Heights, Addison, Sunnyvale, Highland Park, Hutchins, Wilmer and Cockrell Hill.
How Many Reports: Dallas County in 2025
The 25 agencies in Dallas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11,198 violent and 66,183 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 24 agencies in Dallas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 56,729 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at dallascounty.org/government/county-clerk/central-records/records-re... (page title: County Clerk | Central Records Division | Records Request).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (214) 653-3600, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dallas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (214) 749-8641. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Dallas 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.