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 September 30, 2026.
Kinney County, Texas, has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kinney County depends on where the incident happened: the Kinney 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Kinney County public records, Kinney County arrest records, Kinney County warrants, Kinney County inmate search, Kinney County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kinney 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 Kinney County that is the Kinney 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 list also carries the Kinney County Constable's Precinct 1 (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Kinney County Sheriff's Office
The Kinney County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 182 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 830-563-2788. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.kinney.tx.us/page/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Kinney County, Texas), phone 830-563-2788, 109 North Street Brackettville, TX 78832, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Kinney County
The FBI lists no city in Kinney County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Brackettville and Spofford.
How Many Reports: Kinney County in 2025
The one agency in Kinney County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Kinney County Sheriff's Office reported 182 arrests to the FBI for 2020, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (830) 775-0505, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kinney County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kinney 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 Kinney 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 Kinney County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 830-563-2788. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Kinney 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.