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.
Duval County, Texas, has about 9,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Duval County depends on where the incident happened: the Duval 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: Duval County public records, Duval County arrest records, Duval County warrants, Duval County inmate search, Duval County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Duval 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 Duval County that is the Duval 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 Duval County Constable's Precinct 1 (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Duval County Sheriff's Office
The Duval County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 52 violent and 84 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 174 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (361) 279-6209. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.duval.tx.us/page/duval.Sheriff (page title: Duval County, Texas), phone (361) 279-6209, 401 E. Collins Ave San Diego, TX 78384, MONDAY thru FRIDAY 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Duval County
The three cities the FBI lists in Duval County with a reporting agency of their own:
- San Diego: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
- Freer: 4 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2023; 21 arrests reported for 2023.
- Benavides: 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: Duval County in 2023
The two agencies in Duval County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 56 violent and 108 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Duval County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,362 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (361) 279-6220, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Duval County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Duval 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 Duval 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 Duval County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (361) 279-6209. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Duval 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.