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.
Hays County, Texas, has about 292,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hays County depends on where the incident happened: the Hays 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: Hays County public records, Hays County arrest records, Hays County warrants, Hays County inmate search, Hays County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hays 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 Hays County that is the Hays 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 six other agencies and one campus police department in Hays County, each with a records office of its own.
The Austin Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Hays County, so its arrests are not broken out for Hays County here.
Reports from the Hays County Sheriff's Office
The Hays County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 206 violent and 833 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,153 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 512-393-7800. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hayscountytx.gov/sheriff/correctionsbureau (page title: Corrections Bureau Services | Hays County Texas | San Marcos, TX), phone 512-393-7800, 810 S Stagecoach Trail San Marcos, TX 78666, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hays County
The three cities the FBI lists in Hays County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- San Marcos: 320 violent and 1,473 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,027 arrests reported for 2025.
- Kyle: 97 violent and 577 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,294 arrests reported for 2025. The Kyle police records page is at cityofkyle.gov/city-services/police/request-a-police-record, phone 512-268-3232 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Buda: 17 violent and 259 property crimes reported for 2025; 280 arrests reported for 2025. The Buda police department's page is at budatx.gov/111/Police, phone 512-312-1001 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Hays County in 2025
The four agencies in Hays County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 640 violent and 3,142 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Hays County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,754 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hays County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hays 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 Hays 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 Hays County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 512-393-7800. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Hays 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.