SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Falls County, Texas, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Falls County depends on where the incident happened: the Falls 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: Falls County public records, Falls County arrest records, Falls County warrants, Falls County inmate search, Falls County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Falls 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 Falls County that is the Falls 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 Marlin Independent School District (other agency), with a records office of its own.

Reports from the Falls County Sheriff's Office

The Falls County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 32 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 254-883-1431. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.falls.tx.us/page/Sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Falls County, Texas), phone 254-883-1431, 2847 State Highway 6 Marlin, TX 76661, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Falls County

The three cities the FBI lists in Falls County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

  • Marlin: 13 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2025; 137 arrests reported for 2025. The Marlin police department's page is at marlintx.net/police-faqs, phone (254) 883-9255 (verified September 26, 2026).
  • Rosebud: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
  • Lott: 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: Falls County in 2025

The three agencies in Falls County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17 violent and 76 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the four agencies in Falls County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,358 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, 254-883-1416, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Falls County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Falls 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 Falls 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 Falls County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit, reached through the office at 254-883-1431. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.

Is this the official Falls 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.