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.
Jackson County, Mississippi, has about 147,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jackson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jackson 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: Jackson County public records, Jackson County arrest records, Jackson County warrants, Jackson County inmate search, Jackson County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Jackson 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 Jackson County that is the Jackson 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 Singing River Health System (other agency) and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Jackson County (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 73 violent and 735 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,360 arrests for 2019.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.jackson.ms.us/324/Inmate-Lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Jackson County, MS), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jackson County
The four cities the FBI lists in Jackson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Pascagoula: 92 violent and 923 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,056 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gautier: 41 violent and 360 property crimes reported for 2025; 273 arrests reported for 2025. The Gautier police department's page is at gautier-ms.gov/172/Police-Services, phone 228-497-2486 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Ocean Springs: 1,023 arrests reported for 2022. The Ocean Springs police department's page is at oceansprings-ms.gov/251/Police-Department, phone 228-875-2211 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Moss Point.
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: Jackson County in 2025
The three agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 206 violent and 2,018 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,312 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, 228-769-3345, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jackson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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.