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.
McCulloch County, Texas, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McCulloch County depends on where the incident happened: the McCulloch 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from McCulloch 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 McCulloch County that is the McCulloch 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 McCulloch County Sheriff's Office
The McCulloch County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 33 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 325-597-0639. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.mcculloch.tx.us/page/mcculloch.Sheriff (page title: McCulloch County, Texas), phone 325-597-0639, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in McCulloch County
The one city the FBI lists in McCulloch County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Brady: 6 violent and 38 property crimes reported for 2025; 20 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: McCulloch County in 2025
The two agencies in McCulloch County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9 violent and 61 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in McCulloch County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 53 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 co.mcculloch.tx.us/page/Open%20Records%20Request (page title: McCulloch County, Texas).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 325-347-8400, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in McCulloch County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McCulloch 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 McCulloch 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 McCulloch County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 325-597-0639. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official McCulloch 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.