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 on September 23, 2026.

About this guide

Tarrant County, Texas, has about 2.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tarrant County depends on where the incident happened: the Tarrant 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: Tarrant County public records, Tarrant County arrest records, Tarrant County warrants, Tarrant County inmate search, Tarrant County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Tarrant 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 Tarrant County that is the Tarrant 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 ten other agencies and five campus police departments in Tarrant County, each with a records office of its own.

The Roanoke Police Department, the Flower Mound Police Department, the Trophy Club Police Department and two more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Tarrant County, so their arrests are not broken out for Tarrant County here.

Reports from the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office

The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 102 violent and 580 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 980 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at tarrantcountytx.gov/en/sheriff/detention-bureau/inmate-search.html (page title: Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Tarrant County

The 32 cities the FBI lists in Tarrant County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

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.

The rest: Colleyville, Benbrook, Watauga, Crowley, White Settlement, Azle, Forest Hill, Kennedale, Richland Hills, River Oaks, Everman, Sansom Park, Lake Worth, Westworth Village, Pelican Bay, Pantego, Blue Mound, Dalworthington Gardens, Lakeside and Westover Hills.

How Many Reports: Tarrant County in 2025

The 32 agencies in Tarrant County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,788 violent and 41,682 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the 33 agencies in Tarrant County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 44,043 arrests to the FBI that year, 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, 817-884-1400, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Tarrant County?

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