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.
Wharton County, Texas, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wharton County depends on where the incident happened: the Wharton 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: Wharton County public records, Wharton County arrest records, Wharton County warrants, Wharton County inmate search, Wharton County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wharton 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 Wharton County that is the Wharton 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 four other agencies in Wharton County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Wharton County Sheriff's Office
The Wharton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 36 violent and 132 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 395 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 979-532-1550. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.wharton.tx.us/page/wharton.Sheriff (page title: Wharton County, Texas), phone 979-532-1550, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wharton County
The two cities the FBI lists in Wharton County with a reporting agency of their own:
- El Campo: 48 violent and 199 property crimes reported for 2025; 522 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wharton: 19 violent and 151 property crimes reported for 2025; 339 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: Wharton County in 2025
The three agencies in Wharton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 103 violent and 482 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Wharton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,256 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) 532-8051, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wharton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wharton 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 Wharton 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 Wharton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 979-532-1550. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Wharton 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.