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.
Bolivar County, Mississippi, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bolivar County depends on where the incident happened: the Bolivar 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: Bolivar County public records, Bolivar County arrest records, Bolivar County warrants, Bolivar County criminal records, Bolivar County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bolivar 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 Bolivar County that is the Bolivar 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 Bolivar County Sheriff's Office
The Bolivar County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 39 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bolivar County
The six cities the FBI lists in Bolivar County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Cleveland: 26 violent and 191 property crimes reported for 2025; 191 arrests reported for 2025. The Cleveland police department's page is at cityofclevelandms.com/165/Police-Department, phone 662-843-3611 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Shelby: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rosedale: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mound Bayou: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shaw: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Boyle: 1 violent and 4 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: Bolivar County in 2025
The two agencies in Bolivar County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 27 violent and 195 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Bolivar County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,803 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bolivar County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bolivar 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 Bolivar 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 Bolivar 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 Bolivar 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.