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 30, 2026.
Starkville, Mississippi, in Oktibbeha County, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Starkville 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 Starkville
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Starkville that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Starkville Police Department); outside it, the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Starkville Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division (state agency) and Mississippi State University (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Starkville Police
For Starkville, SearchSystems opened and checked the Starkville police department's page at cityofstarkville.org/127/Police-Department (page title: Police Department | Starkville, MS), phone (662) 323-4131, 101 East Lampkin St Starkville, MS 39759, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Starkville had 39 violent and 626 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 1,195 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office
The Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 63 violent and 321 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 226 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.oktibbeha.ms.us/inmateRoster (page title: Inmate Roster | Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office), 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Starkville?
From the agency that took it. The Starkville police department's page is at cityofstarkville.org/127/Police-Department, phone (662) 323-4131; the sheriff's reports come from the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Starkville 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 Oktibbeha 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 Starkville 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.