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 28, 2026.
Ellis County, Texas, has about 232,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ellis County depends on where the incident happened: the Ellis 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: Ellis County public records, Ellis County arrest records, Ellis County warrants, Ellis County inmate search, Ellis County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ellis 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 Ellis County that is the Ellis 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 other agencies in Ellis County, each with a records office of its own.
The Glenn Heights Police Department, the Cedar Hill Police Department, the Venus Police Department and two more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ellis County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ellis County here.
Reports from the Ellis County Sheriff's Office
The Ellis County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 97 violent and 309 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 554 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (972) 825-4901. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at elliscountysheriff.com/ecso-content (page title: Ellis County Sheriff's Office), phone (972) 825-4901, 300 S. Jackson St., Waxahachie, TX 75165, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ellis County
The 12 cities the FBI lists in Ellis County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Waxahachie: 91 violent and 517 property crimes reported for 2025; 816 arrests reported for 2025.
- Midlothian: 46 violent and 404 property crimes reported for 2025; 478 arrests reported for 2025. The Midlothian police department's page is at midlothian.tx.us/503/Police-Department, phone 972-775-3333 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ennis: 69 violent and 202 property crimes reported for 2025; 235 arrests reported for 2025. The Ennis police department's page is at ennistx.gov/departments/PoliceDepartment, phone (972) 875-4455 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Red Oak: 32 violent and 273 property crimes reported for 2025; 326 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ovilla: 1 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ferris: 8 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 arrests reported for 2025.
- Palmer: 2 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 arrests reported for 2025.
- Italy: 7 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 20 arrests reported for 2025.
- Maypearl: 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Garrett: 2 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 36 arrests reported for 2025.
- Milford: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 19 arrests reported for 2025.
- Alma: 2 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 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: Ellis County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Ellis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 358 violent and 1,780 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 13 agencies in Ellis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,541 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at elliscountytx.gov/1046/Open-RecordsPublic-Information-Requests (page title: Open Records/Public Information Requests | Ellis County, TX Official Website).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 972-825-5035, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ellis County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ellis 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 Ellis 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 Ellis County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (972) 825-4901. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Ellis 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.