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.
Donley County, Texas, has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Donley County depends on where the incident happened: the Donley 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Donley 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 Donley County that is the Donley 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 Donley County Sheriff's Office
The Donley County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 13 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 874-3533. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.donley.tx.us/page/donley.Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Donley County, Texas), phone (806) 874-3533, 300 Sully St Clarendon, TX 79226, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Cities in Donley County
The FBI lists no city in Donley County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Clarendon, Howardwick and Hedley.
How Many Reports: Donley County in 2025
The one agency in Donley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 6 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Donley County Sheriff's Office reported 13 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 Donley County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Donley 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 Donley 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 Donley County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 874-3533. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Donley 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.