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 between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Holmes County, Mississippi, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Holmes County depends on where the incident happened: the Holmes 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: Holmes County public records, Holmes County arrest records, Holmes County warrants, Holmes County inmate search, Holmes County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Holmes 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 Holmes County that is the Holmes 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 list also carries Holmes Community College at Goodman (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Holmes County Sheriff's Office
The Holmes County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 64 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 0 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 662-834-1511. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at holmescountyms.org/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Holmes County), phone 662-834-1511, 23234, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Holmes County
The four cities the FBI lists in Holmes County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Durant: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tchula: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lexington: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pickens: 1,152 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: Holmes County in 2025
The one agency in Holmes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 64 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Holmes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,608 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 Holmes County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Holmes 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 662-834-1511. 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 Holmes 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.