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 1, 2026.
Taylor County, Texas, has about 149,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Taylor County depends on where the incident happened: the Taylor 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: Taylor County public records, Taylor County arrest records, Taylor County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Taylor 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 Taylor County that is the Taylor 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 Abilene Christian University and Hardin-Simmons University (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Taylor County Sheriff's Office
The Taylor County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 29 violent and 98 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 184 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Taylor County
The three cities the FBI lists in Taylor County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Abilene: 602 violent and 2,187 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,184 arrests reported for 2025.
- Merkel: 2 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tye: 2 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 13 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: Taylor County in 2025
The four agencies in Taylor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 635 violent and 2,314 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Taylor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,399 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at taylortx.gov/33/Open-Records (page title: Open Records | Taylor, TX).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Taylor County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Taylor 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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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.