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 October 1, 2026.
Lowndes County, Mississippi, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lowndes County depends on where the incident happened: the Lowndes 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: Lowndes County public records, Lowndes County arrest records, Lowndes County warrants, Lowndes County inmate search, Lowndes County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lowndes 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 Lowndes County that is the Lowndes 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 East Mississippi Community College at Communiversity and Mississippi University for Women (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 46 violent and 211 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 685 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lowndes-so.org (page title: Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, MS), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lowndes County
The two cities the FBI lists in Lowndes County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Columbus: 106 violent and 376 property crimes reported for 2025; 276 arrests reported for 2025.
- Caledonia: 2 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 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: Lowndes County in 2025
The three agencies in Lowndes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 154 violent and 593 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lowndes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 965 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 lowndescountyms.com/199/Public-Record-Request (page title: Public Record Request | Lowndes County, MS).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 662-329-5911, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lowndes County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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.