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 2, 2026.
Pearl River County, Mississippi, has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pearl River County depends on where the incident happened: the Pearl River 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County that is the Pearl River 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 Pearl River Community College at Poplarville (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Lumberton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Pearl River County, so its arrests are not broken out for Pearl River County here.
Reports from the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office
The Pearl River County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 32 violent and 113 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 889 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 601-403-2538. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at pearlrivercounty.net/222/County-Jail (page title: County Jail | Pearl River County, MS), phone 601-403-2538, 171 Savannah Millard Road Poplarville, MS 39470, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pearl River County
The two cities the FBI lists in Pearl River County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Picayune: 38 violent and 220 property crimes reported for 2025; 593 arrests reported for 2025.
- Poplarville: 2 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 122 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: Pearl River County in 2025
The three agencies in Pearl River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 72 violent and 398 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Pearl River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,604 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at pearlriver.lib.ms.us/prq (page title: Public Records Request | Pearl River County Library System).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pearl River County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pearl River 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 601-403-2538. 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 Pearl River 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.