Collin County Bail Bond Amounts & Costs

Collin County sets thousands of bail bonds every year for people arrested in McKinney, Plano, Frisco, Allen, and surrounding cities. Using the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) Public Safety Report System, this page explains how much bail usually costs and how often different bond types are used between January 1, 2023 and November 12, 2025.

2025 Collin County Bail Amounts

In 2025, Collin County reported the following bail amounts on OCA bail forms:

• Cash/Surety Bonds: 14,899 bonds at an average of $16,933, totaling $252,285,854
• Personal Bonds: 1,680 bonds at an average of $2,005, totaling $3,368,255

Most of the money tied up in Collin County bail in 2025 came from cash and surety bonds, not personal bonds.

Total Bail Money in Collin County (2023–2025)

Looking at all years together, the OCA dashboard shows:

• Total Cash/Surety Bail Amount: $664,103,912
• Total Personal Bond Amount: $13,047,903

That means:

• Cash/Surety Bonds made up about 98.07% of all bail money
• Personal Bonds made up only about 1.93% of all bail money

In other words, Collin County relies heavily on secured bonds that require money up front.

Average Bail Amounts in Collin County

Across the full 2023–2025 reporting window, the average bail amounts were:

• Average Cash/Surety Bail: $14,476
• Average Personal Bond: $1,930

This means a typical cash or surety bond in Collin County costs about 7.5 times more than a personal bond.

How Many Bail Bonds Does Collin County Issue?

From 2023–2025, Collin County issued a total of 52,634 bail bonds tied to OCA bail forms:

• Cash/Surety Bonds: 45,875 bonds (about 87.2%)
• Personal Bonds: 6,759 bonds (about 12.8%)

Put simply, almost 9 out of 10 people must pay money or hire a bonding company to get out of the Collin County Jail.

What These Bail Numbers Mean for Your Case

These statistics help us explain to judges how your bail compares to other cases in Collin County. If your bond is much higher than normal for your type of case or your background, we can use this data to argue for:

• A lower bond amount
• A personal bond instead of a cash or surety bond
• Pretrial release at a lower cost

Because the courts already receive this information from OCA, using the same data makes our arguments stronger and easier for judges to accept.