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.
Sherman County, Texas, has about 2,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sherman County depends on where the incident happened: the Sherman 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: Sherman County public records, Sherman County arrest records, Sherman County warrants, Sherman County inmate search, Sherman County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sherman 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 Sherman County that is the Sherman 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 Sherman County Sheriff's Office
The Sherman County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 806-366-5551. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at shermancountytx.gov/page/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Sherman County, TX), phone 806-366-5551, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sherman County
The one city the FBI lists in Sherman County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Stratford: 1 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2024; 23 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Sherman County in 2024
The one agency in Sherman County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1 violent and 7 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Stratford reported 23 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at shermantx.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(xf2rmedlo0xmbgafmqyg1ogd))/support... (page title: Sherman, TX | Public Records Request Center).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sherman County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sherman 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 Sherman 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 Sherman County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 806-366-5551. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Sherman 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.