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.
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, has about 52,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Oktibbeha County depends on where the incident happened: the Oktibbeha 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County that is the Oktibbeha 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 Starkville Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division (state agency) and Mississippi State University (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office
The Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 63 violent and 321 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 226 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.oktibbeha.ms.us/inmateRoster (page title: Inmate Roster | Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Oktibbeha County
The one city the FBI lists in Oktibbeha County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Starkville: 39 violent and 626 property crimes reported for 2022; 1,195 arrests reported for 2025. The Starkville police department's page is at cityofstarkville.org/127/Police-Department, phone (662) 323-4131 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Oktibbeha County in 2022
The two agencies in Oktibbeha County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 102 violent and 947 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Oktibbeha County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 1,234 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 Oktibbeha County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha 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.