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.
Lamar County, Mississippi, has about 67,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lamar County depends on where the incident happened: the Lamar 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: Lamar County public records, Lamar County arrest records, Lamar County warrants, Lamar County criminal records, Lamar County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lamar 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 Lamar County that is the Lamar 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 Hattiesburg Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lamar County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lamar County here.
Reports from the Lamar County Sheriff's Office
The Lamar County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 35 violent and 314 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 470 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lamar County
The three cities the FBI lists in Lamar County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Sumrall: 3 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 arrests reported for 2025.
- Purvis: 38 arrests reported for 2024.
- Lumberton: 4 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 45 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: Lamar County in 2025
The three agencies in Lamar County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 42 violent and 370 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lamar County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 518 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lamar County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lamar 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 Lamar 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 Lamar 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 Lamar 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.