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.
Tunica County, Mississippi, has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tunica County depends on where the incident happened: the Tunica 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: Tunica County public records, Tunica County arrest records, Tunica County warrants, Tunica County criminal records, Tunica County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Tunica County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Tunica County that is the Tunica 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 Tunica County Sheriff's Office
The Tunica County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 36 violent and 327 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 554 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tunica County
The one city the FBI lists in Tunica County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Tunica: 2 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 41 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: Tunica County in 2025
The two agencies in Tunica County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 38 violent and 350 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Tunica County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 573 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 Tunica County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tunica 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 Tunica 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 Tunica 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 Tunica 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.