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.
Deaf Smith County, Texas, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Deaf Smith County depends on where the incident happened: the Deaf Smith 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: Deaf Smith County public records, Deaf Smith County arrest records, Deaf Smith County warrants, Deaf Smith County inmate search, Deaf Smith County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County that is the Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County Constable (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office
The Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 26 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dscso.org (page title: Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Deaf Smith County
The one city the FBI lists in Deaf Smith County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hereford: 10 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025; 351 arrests reported for 2025. The Hereford police department's page is at herefordtexas.gov/178/Police-Department, phone 806-363-7120 (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.
How Many Reports: Deaf Smith County in 2025
The two agencies in Deaf Smith County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 98 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Deaf Smith County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 377 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Deaf Smith County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith 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.