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.
Tippah County, Mississippi, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tippah County depends on where the incident happened: the Tippah 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 Tippah 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 Tippah County that is the Tippah 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 Tippah County Sheriff's Office
The Tippah County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,152 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 662-837-9336. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.tippah.ms.us/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Tippah County | Mississippi), phone 662-837-9336, 205 West Spring Street Ripley MS 38663, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tippah County
The two cities the FBI lists in Tippah County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Ripley: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025. The Ripley police department's page is at ripley.ms.gov/police-department, phone 662-837-2215 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Walnut: 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 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: Tippah County in 2025
The one agency in Tippah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 7 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Tippah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,327 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 Tippah County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tippah 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 Tippah 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 Tippah County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 662-837-9336. 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 Tippah 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.