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 September 30, 2026.
Upshur County, Texas, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Upshur County depends on where the incident happened: the Upshur 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: Upshur County public records, Upshur County arrest records, Upshur County warrants, Upshur County inmate search, Upshur County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Upshur 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 Upshur County that is the Upshur 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 Upshur County Constable's Precincts 1, 3 and 4 (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Gladewater Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Upshur County, so its arrests are not broken out for Upshur County here.
Reports from the Upshur County Sheriff's Office
The Upshur County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 63 violent and 193 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 191 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 903-843-2541. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at countyofupshur.com/page/sheriff (page title: County of Upshur), phone 903-843-2541, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Upshur County
The four cities the FBI lists in Upshur County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Gilmer: 23 violent and 80 property crimes reported for 2025; 106 arrests reported for 2025. The Gilmer police department's page is at gilmer-tx.com/departments/police, phone (903) 790-7556 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Big Sandy: 1 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 48 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ore City: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Mountain: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: Upshur County in 2025
The five agencies in Upshur County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 87 violent and 290 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Upshur County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 349 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, 903-843-5513, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Upshur County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Upshur 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 903-843-2541. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Upshur 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.