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.
Rankin County, Mississippi, has about 161,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rankin County depends on where the incident happened: the Rankin 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 Rankin 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 Rankin County that is the Rankin 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 Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division (state agency), with a records office of its own.
The Jackson Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Rankin County, so its arrests are not broken out for Rankin County here.
Reports from the Rankin County Sheriff's Office
The Rankin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 32 violent and 157 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 582 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (601) 825-1479. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at www2.rankincounty.org/so/inmate/current.php (page title: Rankin County Jail | Current Inmates), phone (601) 825-1479, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rankin County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Rankin County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Pearl: 24 violent and 186 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,954 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brandon: 13 violent and 79 property crimes reported for 2025; 545 arrests reported for 2025. The Brandon police department's page is at brandonms.org/city-services/police-department/frequently-asked-ques..., phone 601-825-7225 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Flowood: 16 violent and 214 property crimes reported for 2025; 936 arrests reported for 2025.
- Richland: 15 violent and 85 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,437 arrests reported for 2025.
- Florence: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 217 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pelahatchie: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Puckett: 29 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Rankin County in 2025
The six agencies in Rankin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 101 violent and 724 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Rankin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,823 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 rankincounty.org/topic/index.php?topicid=70&structureid=16 (page title: Public Information Requests | Rankin County, Mississippi).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 601.608.0056, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rankin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rankin 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 Rankin 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 Rankin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (601) 825-1479. 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 Rankin 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.