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.
Lafayette County, Mississippi, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lafayette County depends on where the incident happened: the Lafayette 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: Lafayette County public records, Lafayette County arrest records, Lafayette County warrants, Lafayette County inmate search, Lafayette County property records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lafayette 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 Lafayette County that is the Lafayette 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 the University of Mississippi at Oxford (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office
The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 97 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 188 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lcsheriff.com/detention (page title: Detention | Lafayette County Sheriff Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lafayette County
The one city the FBI lists in Lafayette County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Oxford: 36 violent and 511 property crimes reported for 2024; 1,255 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: Lafayette County in 2024
The two agencies in Lafayette County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 61 violent and 608 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lafayette County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,609 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at lafayettems.com/how-do-i/request-public-records (page title: Request Public Records | Lafayette County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (662) 234-3304, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lafayette County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.