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 September 30, 2026.
DeWitt County, Texas, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from DeWitt County depends on where the incident happened: the Dewitt 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: DeWitt County public records, DeWitt County arrest records, DeWitt County warrants, DeWitt County inmate search, DeWitt County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from DeWitt 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 DeWitt County that is the Dewitt 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 Yorktown Independent School District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Yoakum Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including DeWitt County, so its arrests are not broken out for DeWitt County here.
Reports from the Dewitt County Sheriff's Office
The Dewitt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 74 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 361-275-5734. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.dewitt.tx.us/page/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | DeWitt County, Texas), phone 361-275-5734, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in DeWitt County
The one city the FBI lists in DeWitt County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Cuero: 69 violent and 102 property crimes reported for 2025; 308 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: DeWitt County in 2025
The two agencies in DeWitt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 89 violent and 143 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in DeWitt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 382 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 361-275-2612, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in DeWitt County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dewitt 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 DeWitt 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 Dewitt County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 361-275-5734. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official DeWitt 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.