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.
Neshoba County, Mississippi, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Neshoba County depends on where the incident happened: the Neshoba 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: Neshoba County public records, Neshoba County arrest records, Neshoba County warrants, Neshoba County inmate search, Neshoba County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Neshoba 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 Neshoba County that is the Neshoba 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 Union Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Neshoba County, so its arrests are not broken out for Neshoba County here.
Reports from the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office
The Neshoba County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 339 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 601-656-1414. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at neshobacounty.net/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Neshoba County Board of Supervisors), phone 601-656-1414, 920 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, MS 39350, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Neshoba County
The one city the FBI lists in Neshoba County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Philadelphia: 31 violent and 199 property crimes reported for 2025; 424 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: Neshoba County in 2025
The two agencies in Neshoba County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 46 violent and 245 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Neshoba County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 763 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 601-656-1991, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Neshoba County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Neshoba 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 Neshoba 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 Neshoba County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 601-656-1414. 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 Neshoba 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.