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.
Midland County, Texas, has about 184,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Midland County depends on where the incident happened: the Midland 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: Midland County public records, Midland County arrest records, Midland County warrants, Midland County criminal records, Midland County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Midland 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 Midland County that is the Midland 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 in Midland County, each with a records office of its own.
The Odessa Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Midland County, so its arrests are not broken out for Midland County here.
Reports from the Midland County Sheriff's Office
The Midland County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 236 violent and 839 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 749 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Midland County
The one city the FBI lists in Midland County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Midland: 526 violent and 2,398 property crimes reported for 2024; 3,243 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: Midland County in 2024
The two agencies in Midland County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 762 violent and 3,237 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Midland County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 4,210 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 co.midland.tx.us/962/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Midland County, TX).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Midland County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Midland 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 Midland 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 Midland 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 Midland 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.