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.
Sterling County, Texas, has about 1,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sterling County depends on where the incident happened: the Sterling 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Sterling County public records, Sterling County arrest records, Sterling County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sterling 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 Sterling County that is the Sterling 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 Sterling County Sheriff's Office
The Sterling County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 19 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Cities in Sterling County
The FBI lists no city in Sterling County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Sterling City.
How Many Reports: Sterling County in 2025
The one agency in Sterling County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 3 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Sterling County Sheriff's Office reported 19 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sterling County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sterling 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 Sterling 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 Sterling 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 Sterling 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.