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.
Swisher County, Texas, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Swisher County depends on where the incident happened: the Swisher 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Swisher 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 Swisher County that is the Swisher 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 list also carries the Tulia Independent School District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Swisher County Sheriff's Office
The Swisher County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 9 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 806-995-3326. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.swisher.tx.us/page/swisher.Sheriff (page title: Swisher County, Texas), phone 806-995-3326, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Swisher County
The one city the FBI lists in Swisher County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Tulia: 20 violent and 88 property crimes reported for 2024; 56 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: Swisher County in 2024
The two agencies in Swisher County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 20 violent and 94 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Swisher County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 69 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, 806-995-3505, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Swisher County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Swisher 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 Swisher 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 Swisher County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 806-995-3326. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Swisher 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.