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.
Fannin County, Texas, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Fannin County depends on where the incident happened: the Fannin 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: Fannin County public records, Fannin County arrest records, Fannin County warrants, Fannin County inmate search, Fannin County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Fannin 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 Fannin County that is the Fannin 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 nine other agencies in Fannin County, each with a records office of its own.
The Whitewright Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Fannin County, so its arrests are not broken out for Fannin County here.
Reports from the Fannin County Sheriff's Office
The Fannin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 58 violent and 124 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 141 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 903.583.2143. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.fannin.tx.us/page/fannin.sheriff (page title: Fannin County, Texas), phone 903.583.2143, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Fannin County
The six cities the FBI lists in Fannin County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bonham: 11 violent and 92 property crimes reported for 2025; 134 arrests reported for 2025.
- Leonard: 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Honey Grove: 2 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 21 arrests reported for 2025.
- Trenton: 12 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 59 arrests reported for 2025.
- Savoy: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ector: 2 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: Fannin County in 2025
The seven agencies in Fannin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 86 violent and 242 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Fannin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 359 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 903-583-7448, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Fannin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Fannin 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 Fannin 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 Fannin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 903.583.2143. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Fannin 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.