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.
Panola County, Mississippi, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Panola County depends on where the incident happened: the Panola 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: Panola County public records, Panola County arrest records, Panola County warrants, Panola County inmate search, Panola County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Panola County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Panola County that is the Panola 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 Batesville Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Panola County Sheriff's Office
The Panola County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 56 violent and 275 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 296 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at panolacountysheriffms.com/inmateRoster (page title: Panola County Sheriff's Office (MS)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Panola County
The three cities the FBI lists in Panola County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Batesville: 25 violent and 351 property crimes reported for 2024; 568 arrests reported for 2025. The Batesville police department's page is at batesvillepd.com (verified September 26, 2026).
- Como: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Crenshaw: 1,152 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: Panola County in 2024
The two agencies in Panola County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 81 violent and 626 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Panola County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,872 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Panola County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Panola 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 Panola 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 Panola 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 Panola 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.