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.
Wise County, Texas, has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wise County depends on where the incident happened: the Wise 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Wise 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 Wise County that is the Wise 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 Wise County Constable's Precincts 1 and 4 (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Wise County Sheriff's Office
The Wise County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 62 violent and 292 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 340 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-618-3516. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.wise.tx.us/276/Detention (page title: Detention | Wise County, TX), phone 877-618-3516, 200 Rook Ramsey Drive Decatur, TX 76234, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wise County
The five cities the FBI lists in Wise County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Decatur: 14 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025; 254 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bridgeport: 10 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025; 104 arrests reported for 2025.
- Boyd: 1 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 57 arrests reported for 2024.
- Runaway Bay: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rhome: 6 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 42 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: Wise County in 2025
The six agencies in Wise County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 93 violent and 476 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Wise County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 751 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 co.wise.tx.us/432/Open-Records (page title: Open Records | Wise County, TX).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 940-627-5257, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wise County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wise 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 Wise 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 Wise County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-618-3516. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Wise 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.