SearchSystems Editorial

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 September 30, 2026.

About this guide

Shackelford County, Texas, has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Shackelford County depends on where the incident happened: the Shackelford 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: Shackelford County public records, Shackelford County arrest records, Shackelford County warrants, Shackelford County inmate search, Shackelford County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Shackelford 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 Shackelford County that is the Shackelford 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 Shackelford County Sheriff's Office

The Shackelford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 12 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at shackelfordcounty.org/page/shackelford.Arrest.Jail.Report (page title: Shackelford County, Texas), Monday - to- Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Shackelford County

The one city the FBI lists in Shackelford County with a reporting agency of its own:

  • Albany.

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: Shackelford County in 2024

The one agency in Shackelford County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 6 violent and 8 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

The Shackelford County Sheriff's Office reported 13 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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.

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 325-762-9410, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Shackelford County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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.