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.
Waller County, Texas, has about 65,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Waller County depends on where the incident happened: the Waller 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: Waller County public records, Waller County arrest records, Waller County warrants, Waller County inmate search, Waller County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Waller 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 Waller County that is the Waller 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 seven other agencies and one campus police department in Waller County, each with a records office of its own.
The Katy Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Waller County, so its arrests are not broken out for Waller County here.
Reports from the Waller County Sheriff's Office
The Waller County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 75 violent and 428 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,200 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at wallercountytexassheriff.org/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Waller County Sheriff Office Website), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Waller County
The four cities the FBI lists in Waller County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Prairie View: 12 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025; 30 arrests reported for 2025. The Prairie View police department's page is at prairieviewtexas.gov/departments/police_department/forms.php (verified September 26, 2026).
- Hempstead: 18 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2025; 116 arrests reported for 2025. The Hempstead police department's page is at police.hempsteadcitytx.gov/development/divisions.php, phone 979-826-3332 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Brookshire: 18 violent and 69 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 arrests reported for 2025. The Brookshire police department's page is at brookshiretx.gov/page/police, phone 281-375-5000 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Waller: 13 violent and 71 property crimes reported for 2025; 48 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: Waller County in 2025
The five agencies in Waller County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 136 violent and 702 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Waller County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,493 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, 979-826-7718, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Waller County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Waller 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 Waller 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 Waller 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 Waller 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.