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.
Milam County, Texas, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Milam County depends on where the incident happened: the Milam 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: Milam County public records, Milam County arrest records, Milam County warrants, Milam County criminal records, Milam County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Milam 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 Milam County that is the Milam 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 Milam County Constable's Precincts 4 and 2 (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Milam County Sheriff's Office
The Milam County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 79 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 160 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Milam County
The four cities the FBI lists in Milam County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Rockdale: 110 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cameron: 8 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 arrests reported for 2023. The Cameron police department's page is at camerontexas.net/page/dept-Police, phone (254) 697-6574 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Thorndale: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Buckholts.
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: Milam County in 2025
The three agencies in Milam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 26 violent and 100 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Milam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 270 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Milam County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Milam 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 Milam 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 Milam 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 Milam 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.