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.
Tate County, Mississippi, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tate County depends on where the incident happened: the Tate 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: Tate County public records, Tate County arrest records, Tate County warrants, Tate County inmate search, Tate County property records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Tate 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 Tate County that is the Tate 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 Northwest Mississippi Community College at Senatobia (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Tate County Sheriff's Office
The Tate County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 36 violent and 140 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 186 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at tatecountysheriff.com/inmateRoster (page title: Tate County Sheriff MS), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tate County
The two cities the FBI lists in Tate County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Senatobia: 23 violent and 113 property crimes reported for 2025; 585 arrests reported for 2025. The Senatobia police department's page is at cityofsenatobiams.gov/police-department, phone 662-562-5643 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Coldwater: 3 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Tate County in 2025
The two agencies in Tate County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 59 violent and 253 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Tate County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 771 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at tatecountyms.gov/faq-items/how-do-i-request-public-records-from-the... (page title: How do I request public records from the county? | Tate County Mississippi).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tate County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tate 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 Tate 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 Tate 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 Tate 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.