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 on September 23, 2026.
Lubbock County, Texas, has about 327,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lubbock County depends on where the incident happened: the Lubbock 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: Lubbock County public records, Lubbock County arrest records, Lubbock County warrants, Lubbock County inmate search, Lubbock County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lubbock 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 Lubbock County that is the Lubbock 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 seven other agencies and two campus police departments in Lubbock County, each with a records office of its own.
The Abernathy Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lubbock County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lubbock County here.
Reports from the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office
The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 427 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 775-7009. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at lubbocksheriff.com/active-jail-roster (page title: Active Jail Search | Lubbock County Sheriff's Office | Dedicated to Service), phone (806) 775-7009, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lubbock County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Lubbock County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Lubbock: 1,928 violent and 6,862 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,512 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wolfforth: 13 violent and 37 property crimes reported for 2025; 105 arrests reported for 2024. The Wolfforth police records page is at wolfforthtx.us/services/police/report_it/index.php, phone 806-855-4160 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Slaton: 50 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025; 161 arrests reported for 2025. The Slaton police records page is at slaton.texas.gov/departments/police_department/obtain_an_arrest_inc..., phone (806)828-2020 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Shallowater: 12 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 arrests reported for 2025.
- Idalou: 4 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ransom Canyon: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Deal: 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: Lubbock County in 2025
The seven agencies in Lubbock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,007 violent and 7,007 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Lubbock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,703 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at lubbockcounty.gov/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=detail&id=5638 (page title: Document Center | Public Information Request | Lubbock County, Texas).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (806) 775-1100, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lubbock County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lubbock 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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 775-7009. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Lubbock 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.