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.
Smith County, Texas, has about 249,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Smith County depends on where the incident happened: the Smith 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: Smith County public records, Smith County arrest records, Smith County warrants, Smith County inmate search, Smith County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Smith 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 Smith County that is the Smith 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 nine other agencies and two campus police departments in Smith County, each with a records office of its own.
The Overton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Smith County, so its arrests are not broken out for Smith County here.
Reports from the Smith County Sheriff's Office
The Smith County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 282 violent and 689 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,516 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 903-590-2661. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at smith-county.com/m/directory/department?did=94 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff's Office), phone 903-590-2661, 227 N Spring Avenue Tyler, TX 75702, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Smith County
The six cities the FBI lists in Smith County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Tyler: 416 violent and 2,048 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,677 arrests reported for 2025.
- Whitehouse: 6 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2025; 59 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lindale: 17 violent and 94 property crimes reported for 2025; 105 arrests reported for 2025. The Lindale police department's page is at lindaletx.gov/159/Police-Department, phone 903-882-3313 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Bullard: 1 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 36 arrests reported for 2025. The Bullard police records page is at bullardtexas.net/559/Open-Records---Police-Department (verified September 26, 2026).
- Troup: 7 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 55 arrests reported for 2025.
- Arp: 2 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 45 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: Smith County in 2025
The seven agencies in Smith County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 731 violent and 2,918 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Smith County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,493 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, 903-590-1720, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Smith County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 903-590-2661. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Smith 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.