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.
Gaines County, Texas, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gaines County depends on where the incident happened: the Gaines 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: Gaines County public records, Gaines County arrest records, Gaines County warrants, Gaines County criminal records, Gaines County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Gaines 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 Gaines County that is the Gaines 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.
Reports from the Gaines County Sheriff's Office
The Gaines County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 138 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Gaines County
The two cities the FBI lists in Gaines County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Seminole: 17 violent and 63 property crimes reported for 2024; 294 arrests reported for 2024.
- Seagraves: 123 arrests reported for 2019.
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: Gaines County in 2024
The two agencies in Gaines County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 26 violent and 141 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Gaines County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 391 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, (432) 758-5411, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gaines County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gaines 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 Gaines 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 Gaines County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Gaines 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.