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 September 30, 2026.
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tallahatchie County depends on where the incident happened: the Tallahatchie 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: Tallahatchie County public records, Tallahatchie County arrest records, Tallahatchie County property records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County that is the Tallahatchie 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.
Reports from the Tallahatchie County Sheriff's Office
The Tallahatchie County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 99 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 2 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tallahatchie County
The three cities the FBI lists in Tallahatchie County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Charleston: 35 arrests reported for 2022.
- Webb.
- Sumner: 0 arrests reported for 2022.
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: Tallahatchie County in 2024
The one agency in Tallahatchie County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 16 violent and 99 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Tallahatchie County Sheriff's Office reported 12 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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 Tallahatchie County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie 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.