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.
Copiah 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 Copiah County depends on where the incident happened: the Copiah 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 Copiah 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 Copiah County that is the Copiah 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 Copiah County Sheriff's Office
The Copiah County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 116 violent and 142 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 53 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (601) 892-2023. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at copiahcountyms.gov/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Copiah County), phone (601) 892-2023, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Copiah County
The three cities the FBI lists in Copiah County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Crystal Springs: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hazlehurst: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wesson: 1 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 28 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: Copiah County in 2025
The two agencies in Copiah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 117 violent and 154 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Copiah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,385 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, (601) 894-5040, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Copiah County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Copiah 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 Copiah 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 Copiah County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (601) 892-2023. 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 Copiah 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.