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.
Jefferson County, Texas, has about 254,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jefferson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jefferson 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: Jefferson County public records, Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County warrants, Jefferson County inmate search, Jefferson County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Jefferson County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Jefferson County that is the Jefferson 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 one campus police department in Jefferson County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 41 violent and 214 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 364 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.jeffersoncountytx.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office TX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jefferson County
The five cities the FBI lists in Jefferson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Beaumont: 1,065 violent and 3,334 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,930 arrests reported for 2025. The Beaumont police records page is at police.beaumonttexas.gov/records, phone 403-904-3623 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Port Arthur: 332 violent and 743 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,520 arrests reported for 2025.
- Nederland: 43 violent and 198 property crimes reported for 2025; 313 arrests reported for 2025. The Nederland police department's page is at ci.nederland.tx.us/departments/police_department/faq.php, phone (409) 723-1500 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Groves: 65 violent and 219 property crimes reported for 2025; 391 arrests reported for 2025. The Groves police department's page is at grovestx.gov/departments/police/index.php, phone 409-960-5747 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Port Neches: 28 violent and 120 property crimes reported for 2025; 225 arrests reported for 2025. The Port Neches police department's page is at ci.port-neches.tx.us/departments/police_department/index.php, phone (409) 722-3122 (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: Jefferson County in 2025
The six agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,574 violent and 4,828 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,743 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at jeffersoncounty.nextrequest.com (page title: Public Record RequestsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (409) 835-8550, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jefferson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.