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.
Liberty County, Texas, has about 115,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Liberty County depends on where the incident happened: the Liberty 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: Liberty County public records, Liberty County arrest records, Liberty County warrants, Liberty County inmate search, Liberty County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Liberty 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 Liberty County that is the Liberty 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 Cleveland Independent School District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Mont Belvieu Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Liberty County, so its arrests are not broken out for Liberty County here.
Reports from the Liberty County Sheriff's Office
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 238 violent and 787 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 466 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 936-336-4500. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at libertytxsheriff.com (page title: Liberty County Sheriff Office | Texas), phone 936-336-4500, 5345 N Main St. Liberty, TX 77575, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Liberty County
The four cities the FBI lists in Liberty County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Cleveland: 644 arrests reported for 2020.
- Dayton: 26 violent and 151 property crimes reported for 2025; 137 arrests reported for 2025. The Dayton police records page is at cityofdaytontx.com/government/departments/police-department/public-..., phone 936-258-7621 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Liberty: 28 violent and 161 property crimes reported for 2025; 96 arrests reported for 2025.
- Plum Grove: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Liberty County in 2025
The four agencies in Liberty County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 292 violent and 1,099 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Liberty County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 699 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 libertycountytx.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 936-336-4609, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Liberty County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Liberty 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 Liberty 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 Liberty County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 936-336-4500. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Liberty 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.