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.
Hutchinson County, Texas, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hutchinson County depends on where the incident happened: the Hutchinson 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: Hutchinson County public records, Hutchinson County arrest records, Hutchinson County warrants, Hutchinson County criminal records, Hutchinson County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson County that is the Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office
The Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 54 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hutchinson County
The two cities the FBI lists in Hutchinson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Borger: 57 violent and 175 property crimes reported for 2025; 200 arrests reported for 2025.
- Stinnett: 28 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Hutchinson County in 2025
The two agencies in Hutchinson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 violent and 210 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hutchinson County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 355 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 Hutchinson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson 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.