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 4, 2026.
Pike County, Mississippi, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pike County depends on where the incident happened: the Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County that is the Pike 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 Southwest Mississippi Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Pike County Sheriff's Office
The Pike County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 93 violent and 332 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 116 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (601) 783-2323. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.pike.ms.us/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Pike County Sheriff’s Department | Pike County), phone (601) 783-2323, 1201 B North Clark St. Magnolia, MS 39652, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pike County
The three cities the FBI lists in Pike County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- McComb. The McComb police department's page is at mccomb-ms.gov/departments/police_department/contact_us.php, phone 601-684-3213 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Magnolia: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Summit: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Pike County in 2023
The one agency in Pike County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 93 violent and 332 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Pike County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,268 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 co.pike.ms.us/public-records-request-information (page title: Public Records Request Information | Pike County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 601-783-6677, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pike County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (601) 783-2323. 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 Pike 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.