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.
Erath County, Texas, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Erath County depends on where the incident happened: the Erath 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: Erath County public records, Erath County arrest records, Erath County warrants, Erath County inmate search, Erath County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Erath 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 Erath County that is the Erath 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 Erath County Constable's Precincts 1 and 2 (other agency) and Tarleton State University (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Erath County Sheriff's Office
The Erath County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 69 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 146 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 254-965-3221. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.erath.tx.us/216/Jail (page title: Jail | Erath County, TX), phone 254-965-3221, 1043 Glen Rose Road Stephenville, TX 76401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Erath County
The two cities the FBI lists in Erath County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Stephenville: 22 violent and 172 property crimes reported for 2025; 765 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dublin: 3 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 38 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: Erath County in 2025
The three agencies in Erath County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 45 violent and 245 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Erath County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 949 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 co.erath.tx.us/215/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Erath County, TX).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 254-965-5543, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Erath County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Erath 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 Erath 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 Erath County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 254-965-3221. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Erath 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.