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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, has about 278,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from St. Tammany Parish depends on where the incident happened: the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Louisiana Public Records Law 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: St. Tammany Parish public records, St. Tammany Parish arrest records, St. Tammany Parish warrants, St. Tammany Parish inmate search, St. Tammany Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from St. Tammany Parish
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 St. Tammany Parish that is the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish 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.
Reports from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 200 violent and 836 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,943 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmates.stpso.revize.com/bookings (page title: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Office Inmate Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in St. Tammany Parish
The five cities the FBI lists in St. Tammany Parish with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Slidell: 78 violent and 673 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,741 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mandeville: 18 violent and 200 property crimes reported for 2025; 345 arrests reported for 2025. The Mandeville police department's page is at cityofmandeville.com/police, phone 985-626-9711 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Covington: 51 violent and 112 property crimes reported for 2025; 333 arrests reported for 2025. The Covington police records page is at covla.com/city-departments/police-department/police-reports/report-..., phone 985 892-8500 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Pearl River: 125 arrests reported for 2023.
- Folsom: 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 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: St. Tammany Parish in 2025
The five agencies in St. Tammany Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 348 violent and 1,821 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in St. Tammany Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,366 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other parish record goes through the parish records request page SearchSystems verified, at stpcoroner.org/public-rec-request (page title: Public Records Request | St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 985-898-3427, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in St. Tammany Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
How long does an agency in St. Tammany Parish have to answer?
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law, within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
How do I get a report from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
Is this the official St. Tammany Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.