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.
Harrison County, Mississippi, has about 214,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Harrison County depends on where the incident happened: the Harrison 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: Harrison County public records, Harrison County arrest records, Harrison County warrants, Harrison County inmate search, Harrison County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Harrison 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 Harrison County that is the Harrison 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.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies and one campus police department in Harrison County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Harrison County Sheriff's Office
The Harrison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 43 violent and 561 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,202 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 228-865-7060. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at harrisoncountysheriff.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate-search | Harrison County Sheriff's Office), phone 228-865-7060, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Harrison County
The five cities the FBI lists in Harrison County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Gulfport: 427 violent and 2,663 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,504 arrests reported for 2025. The Gulfport police department's page is at gulfport-ms.gov/departments/police/services.php, phone (228)868-5959 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Biloxi: 168 violent and 1,335 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,203 arrests reported for 2025. The Biloxi police department's page is at biloxi.ms.us/departments/police-department, phone (228) 435-6100 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Long Beach: 8 violent and 121 property crimes reported for 2025; 301 arrests reported for 2025.
- D'Iberville: 9 violent and 598 property crimes reported for 2025; 890 arrests reported for 2025. The D'Iberville police department's page is at diberville.ms.us/departments/police-department, phone 228-865-7060 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Pass Christian: 1 violent and 77 property crimes reported for 2025; 390 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: Harrison County in 2025
The six agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 656 violent and 5,355 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,490 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Mississippi Public Records Act Requires
Under the Mississippi Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 7 working days, or up to 14 where local rules allow, and it may charge the actual cost of search, review and copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Harrison County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 228-865-7060. 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 Harrison 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.