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 9, 2026.
Adams County, Mississippi, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Adams County depends on where the incident happened: the Adams County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Adams County public records, Adams County arrest records, Adams County warrants, Adams County inmate search, Adams County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Adams County
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.
In Adams County that is the Adams County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county 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 Adams County Sheriff's Office
The Adams County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 58 violent and 174 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 534 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at adamscosheriff.org/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster Portal | Adams County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Adams County
The one city the FBI lists in Adams County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Natchez: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Adams County in 2025
The one agency in Adams County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 58 violent and 174 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office reported 534 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at adamscountyms.net/ufaq/how-do-i-make-a-public-records-request (page title: How do I make a public records request? | Adams County, Mississippi).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Adams County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Adams County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Mississippi Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 working days, or up to 14 where local rules allow.
How long does an agency in Adams County 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 Adams 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 Adams County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.