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.
Sunflower County, Mississippi, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sunflower County depends on where the incident happened: the Sunflower 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: Sunflower County public records, Sunflower County arrest records, Sunflower County warrants, Sunflower County criminal records, Sunflower County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sunflower 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 Sunflower County that is the Sunflower 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 Mississippi Delta Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Shaw Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Sunflower County, so its arrests are not broken out for Sunflower County here.
Reports from the Sunflower County Sheriff's Office
The Sunflower County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sunflower County
The six cities the FBI lists in Sunflower County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Indianola: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025. The Indianola police department's page is at indianolams.gov/police, phone 662-887-1811 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Ruleville: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Moorhead: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Drew: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sunflower: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Inverness: 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: Sunflower County in 2025
The one agency in Sunflower County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11 violent and 54 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Sunflower County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,915 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Mississippi Public Records Act Requires
Under the Mississippi Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 7 working days, or up to 14 where local rules allow, and it may charge the actual cost of search, review and copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sunflower County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sunflower 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 Sunflower 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 Sunflower 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 Sunflower 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.