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Sheriff: December 2025 clearance rate 74%; jail bookings and arrests rose
Summary
Washington County's sheriff told commissioners the December 2025 report showed an overall clearance rate of 74% (77 offenses, 57 cleared) and that jail bookings rose from 82 to 120; the office reported staffing vacancies and $26,310 in donations for sheriff's office functions.
The Washington County Sheriff presented the December 2025 monthly report to the Commissioners Court on Jan. 28, reporting an overall clearance rate of 74% for December and increases in several operational metrics.
According to the sheriff's presentation, the report shows a 56% clearance rate for a subgroup of 27 offenses and an 84% clearance rate for group B offenses (50 incidents, 47 arrests), yielding an overall December clearance rate of 74% (77 offenses, 57 cleared, 63 arrests). The sheriff also reported two death investigations during the month.
Jail and staffing figures cited by the sheriff included jail bookings increasing from 82 to 120 in December and an average population rising from 89 to 95. The sheriff said there were two vacancies in the jail division and 10 vacancies in the law-enforcement division; three jailers have gone to the police academy and are being replaced in the staffing pipeline. The office reported $26,310 in donations used for items such as fitness equipment and other sheriff's office needs.
Sheriff (Speaker 3) asked to reschedule the year-end annual report after identifying corrections that need to be made so the court and the public receive accurate information. The court approved the December monthly report by motion during the meeting.
The transcript records the figures as presented by the sheriff; no external verification appears in the meeting record.
