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 on September 24, 2026.
Attala County, Mississippi, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Attala County depends on where the incident happened: the Attala 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Attala County
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 Attala County that is the Attala 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 Attala County Sheriff's Office
The Attala County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 56 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 662-289-5556. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at attalacounty.net/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Attala County), phone 662-289-5556, 102 Ridgewood Circle Kosciusko, MS 39090, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Attala County
The one city the FBI lists in Attala County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Kosciusko: 6 violent and 96 property crimes reported for 2025; 727 arrests reported for 2025. The Kosciusko police department's page is at kosciusko.ms/police-department, phone 662-289-3131 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Attala County in 2025
The two agencies in Attala County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18 violent and 132 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Attala County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 783 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 662-289-6552, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Attala County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Attala 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 Attala 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 Attala County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 662-289-5556. 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 Attala 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.