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 on September 24, 2026.
Prentiss County, Mississippi, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Prentiss County depends on where the incident happened: the Prentiss 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: Prentiss County public records, Prentiss County arrest records, Prentiss County warrants, Prentiss County criminal records, Prentiss County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Prentiss 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 Prentiss County that is the Prentiss 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 Northeast Mississippi Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office
The Prentiss County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 77 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 260 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Prentiss County
The two cities the FBI lists in Prentiss County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Booneville: 34 violent and 243 property crimes reported for 2025; 653 arrests reported for 2025. The Booneville police department's page is at cityofboonevillems.com/bpd, phone 662-728-5611 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Baldwyn: 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: Prentiss County in 2025
The two agencies in Prentiss County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 46 violent and 320 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Prentiss County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,065 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 Prentiss County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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.