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 September 26, 2026.
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in Jackson County, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ocean Springs depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Mississippi Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Ocean Springs
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.
Inside Ocean Springs that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Ocean Springs Police Department); outside it, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Singing River Health System (other agency) and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Jackson County (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ocean Springs Police
For Ocean Springs, SearchSystems opened and checked the Ocean Springs police department's page at oceansprings-ms.gov/251/Police-Department (page title: Police Department | Ocean Springs, MS), phone 228-875-2211, 3810 Bienville Blvd Ocean Springs, MS 39564, Mondays: 10 am to 11 am, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Ocean Springs reported 1,023 arrests for 2022.
Reports from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 73 violent and 735 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,360 arrests for 2019.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.jackson.ms.us/324/Inmate-Lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Jackson County, MS), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Mississippi Public Records Act Requires
The Mississippi Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 7 working days, or up to 14 where local rules allow, at a charge of the actual cost of search, review and copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 228-769-3345, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ocean Springs?
From the agency that took it. The Ocean Springs police department's page is at oceansprings-ms.gov/251/Police-Department, phone 228-875-2211; the sheriff's reports come from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Ocean Springs have to answer?
Under the Mississippi Public Records Act, within 7 working days, or up to 14 where local rules allow. It may charge the actual cost of search, review and copying.
How do I get a report from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Mississippi Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 working days, or up to 14 where local rules allow.
Is this the official Ocean Springs website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.