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.
Live Oak County, Texas, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Live Oak County depends on where the incident happened: the Live Oak 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: Live Oak County public records, Live Oak County arrest records, Live Oak County warrants, Live Oak County inmate search, Live Oak County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Live Oak 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 Live Oak County that is the Live Oak 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 Live Oak County Sheriff's Office
The Live Oak County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 25 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at liveoaksheriff.com/countyjail.html (page title: Live Oak County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Live Oak County
The two cities the FBI lists in Live Oak County with a reporting agency of their own:
- George West: 1 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 arrests reported for 2025.
- Three Rivers: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: Live Oak County in 2025
The three agencies in Live Oak County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 56 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Live Oak County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 361-621-1550, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Live Oak County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Live Oak 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak 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.