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.
Hidalgo County, Texas, has about 915,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hidalgo County depends on where the incident happened: the Hidalgo 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County that is the Hidalgo 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 eight other agencies and two campus police departments in Hidalgo County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office
The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 781 violent and 2,061 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 7,026 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hidalgocounty.us/3007/Detention (page title: Detention | Hidalgo County, TX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hidalgo County
The 20 cities the FBI lists in Hidalgo County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- McAllen: 190 violent and 2,139 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,027 arrests reported for 2025. The McAllen police records page is at mcallen.net/departments/pd/records-bureau, phone (956) 681-2080 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Edinburg: 236 violent and 1,648 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,851 arrests reported for 2025. The Edinburg police records page is at cityofedinburg.com/departments/police/records.php, phone (956) 289-7795 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mission: 120 violent and 1,039 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,187 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pharr: 174 violent and 885 property crimes reported for 2025; 875 arrests reported for 2025. The Pharr police department's page is at pharr-tx.gov/government/departments/police/police-department-website (verified September 25, 2026).
- Weslaco: 148 violent and 1,196 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,744 arrests reported for 2025.
- San Juan: 63 violent and 420 property crimes reported for 2025; 494 arrests reported for 2025. The San Juan police records page is at sanjuanpolice.com/records-division (verified September 25, 2026).
- Alton: 225 violent and 163 property crimes reported for 2025; 285 arrests reported for 2025. The Alton police department's page is at alton-tx.gov/departments/police, phone (956) 432-0700 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Alamo: 137 violent and 614 property crimes reported for 2025; 852 arrests reported for 2025. The Alamo police department's page is at alamotexas.org/government/departments/police-department, phone (956) 787-1454 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mercedes: 61 violent and 325 property crimes reported for 2025; 339 arrests reported for 2025.
- Donna: 321 violent and 759 property crimes reported for 2025; 547 arrests reported for 2025.
- Palmview: 53 violent and 186 property crimes reported for 2025; 344 arrests reported for 2025. The Palmview police department's page is at cityofpalmview.gov/police-faqs, phone (512) 424-2000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hidalgo: 20 violent and 159 property crimes reported for 2025; 183 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.
The rest: Penitas, Elsa, Progreso, La Joya, Sullivan City, La Villa, Edcouch and Palmhurst.
How Many Reports: Hidalgo County in 2025
The 20 agencies in Hidalgo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,607 violent and 11,965 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 18 agencies in Hidalgo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15,072 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 hidalgocounty.us/3321/How-to-request-Public-Information (page title: How to request Public Information | Hidalgo County, TX).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (956) 292-7600, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hidalgo County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo 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.