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 9, 2026.
Orange County, Texas, has about 86,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Orange County depends on where the incident happened: the Orange 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: Orange County public records, Orange County arrest records, Orange County warrants, Orange County inmate search, Orange County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Orange 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 Orange County that is the Orange 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 Bridge City Independent School District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Port Arthur Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Orange County, so its arrests are not broken out for Orange County here.
Reports from the Orange County Sheriff's Office
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 47 violent and 244 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,262 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (409) 883-2612. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.orange.tx.us/county-warrants (page title: Welcome to the Official Website of Orange County, Texas | County Warrants), phone (409) 883-2612, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Orange County
The six cities the FBI lists in Orange County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Orange: 86 violent and 185 property crimes reported for 2025; 229 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bridge City: 19 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2025; 85 arrests reported for 2025.
- Vidor: 19 violent and 186 property crimes reported for 2025; 78 arrests reported for 2025. The Vidor police department's page is at cityofvidor.gov/depts/police-department, phone (409) 769-4561 (verified September 26, 2026).
- West Orange: 3 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2025; 29 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pinehurst: 10 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 19 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rose City: 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 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: Orange County in 2025
The seven agencies in Orange County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 184 violent and 758 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Orange County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,707 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 orangecounty.nextrequest.com/requests/new (page title: NextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (409) 883-6764, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Orange County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (409) 883-2612. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Orange 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.