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.
Rockwall County, Texas, has about 137,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rockwall County depends on where the incident happened: the Rockwall 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: Rockwall County public records, Rockwall County arrest records, Rockwall County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Rockwall 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 Rockwall County that is the Rockwall 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 four other agencies in Rockwall County, each with a records office of its own.
The Rowlett Police Department and the Wylie Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Rockwall County, so their arrests are not broken out for Rockwall County here.
Reports from the Rockwall County Sheriff's Office
The Rockwall County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 66 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 271 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rockwall County
The four cities the FBI lists in Rockwall County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Rockwall: 61 violent and 559 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,024 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fate: 34 violent and 92 property crimes reported for 2025; 141 arrests reported for 2025.
- Royse City: 31 violent and 189 property crimes reported for 2025; 476 arrests reported for 2025.
- Heath: 6 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025; 160 arrests reported for 2025. The Heath police department's page is at heathtx.com/department-of-public-safety, phone 972-771-7724 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Rockwall County in 2025
The five agencies in Rockwall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 145 violent and 947 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Rockwall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,072 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 972-204-6800, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rockwall County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rockwall 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 Rockwall 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 Rockwall 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 Rockwall 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.