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.
Lamb County, Texas, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lamb County depends on where the incident happened: the Lamb 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: Lamb County public records, Lamb County arrest records, Lamb County warrants, Lamb County inmate search, Lamb County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lamb 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 Lamb County that is the Lamb 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 Lamb County Sheriff's Office
The Lamb County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 14 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 385-7900. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.lamb.tx.us/page/sheriff (page title: Lamb County, Texas), phone (806) 385-7900, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lamb County
The three cities the FBI lists in Lamb County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Littlefield: 15 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025; 123 arrests reported for 2025.
- Olton: 47 arrests reported for 2020.
- Sudan: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 8 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.
How Many Reports: Lamb County in 2025
The three agencies in Lamb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 26 violent and 96 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lamb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 145 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lamb County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lamb 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 Lamb 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 Lamb County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 385-7900. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Lamb 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.