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.
Claiborne County, Mississippi, has about 8,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Claiborne County depends on where the incident happened: the Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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 Claiborne County that is the Claiborne 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 Claiborne County Sheriff's Office
The Claiborne County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 29 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 14 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at claiborneso.com/press/index.html (page title: Press | Claiborne County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Claiborne County
The one city the FBI lists in Claiborne County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Port Gibson: 9 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025; 20 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: Claiborne County in 2025
The two agencies in Claiborne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 38 violent and 51 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Claiborne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 34 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 Claiborne County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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.