Brookhaven, Mississippi Police Station Information
A general overview of all the annual reported crimes in Brookhaven, MS is displayed. The data has been arranged to make it easier to find both the gross total of reported crimes and the number of crimes reported per 100,000 people in Brookhaven, MS. These statistics are further divided into two distinct categories (violent crimes and property crimes) to provide more insight to how prevalent crime is in the area. You’ll find that the rate of crime in Brookhaven, MS averages 10% higher than the rest of Mississippi while the rate of crime on a national scale is 21% higher than. You’ll find that the occurrence of violent crime in Brookhaven, MS is 90% higher than the average rate of crime in Mississippi and 42% higher than the rest of the nation. Similarly, crime involving property stands 1% higher than the remainder of the state of Mississippi and 17% higher than the nation’s average. Both of these statistics relate to how safe residents and businesses are while performing everyday activities in the Brookhaven, MS area.
Facts about crime in Brookhaven, Mississippi:
- The overall crime rate in Brookhaven is 21% higher than the national average.
- For every 100,000 people, there are 9.09 daily crimes that occur in Brookhaven.
- Brookhaven is safer than 35% of the cities in the United States.
- In Brookhaven you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
- The number of total year over year crimes in Brookhaven has decreased by 2%.
Brookhaven Police Department Address:
Kenneth Collins, Chief of Police
440 Highway 51 S
Brookhaven, Mississippi
Phone: 601-833-2424
Located at 215 Justice Street, the Lincoln County jail hosts an average population of 75 people per day. With jail security being a top priority for the Sheriff’s Office, all correctional officers are required to complete a state certified curriculum.
The Lincoln County Jail includes areas for both male and female inmates. Juveniles are housed in a separate facility. Religious services are available for all inmates through various programs. Any drug, alcohol or anger management meetings or counsellings are generally court ordered. Daily operations of the jail involve our inmates taking on the jobs of assisting food service personnel, cleaning, washing and detailing deputies’ vehicles as well as working litter detail.
The jail employs a nurse who visits the jail 3 times a week and is on call 24/7. Before any inmate receives or takes any medication, the nurse or doctor must approve it before being administered. If an inmate is on medication, a family member must bring the medication that the inmate is currently on in its original bottle. Any medication that is out of date will not be passed along to inmates, but rather thrown away.
Visitation
- Visitation for female inmates is on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
- For state male inmates, visitation is Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
- For county or city male inmates, visitation is Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
- All visitors MUST HAVE a picture I.D. in order to see their family members.
- No cell phones, cameras or purses are allowed when visiting an inmate.
- Children are not to be left unattended in the jail lobby.
County Sheriff, Warrant, Most Wanted Information in Brookhaven, Mississippi
Steve Rushing, Sheriff
215 Justice Street
P.O. Box 587
Brookhaven MS 39601
Phone: 601-833-5231
Fax: 601-833-4492
Email: sheriff@co.lincoln.ms.us
The Sheriff is elected at-large and serves a four-year term. The Sheriff’s law enforcement duties include keeping peace within the county. Administrative duties include serving as the county’s jailor, submitting a budget of his office to the Board of Supervisors, keeping Mississippi Department Reports, and keeping a jail docket.
911
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department Communications Center is located at 215 Justice Street in Brookhaven. It is the Communication Center that the Dispatcher calls home. Dispatchers work around the clock 24 hours a day 7 days a week to provide communication between the citizens of Lincoln County and the deputies working the streets.
Criminal Investigations
The Criminal Investigations Division is under the leadership of Captain Byron Catchings and includes Lt. David Johnson and Msgt. Damian Gatlin. The Investigators in this division have benefited from a diverse level of advanced law enforcement training in crime scene investigation, interviewing, and many other areas of investigative matters.
K9
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office currently has two drug trained dogs in the department. Lt. Matt Springfield has one dog, and is assigned to the Patrol Division. Deputy/Agent Keith Dickerson has the second drug trained dog and works local Narcotics.
Patrol
The Patrol Division is under the leadership of Chief Deputy Johnny Hall, Jr. Officers assigned to the patrol division are responsible for answering calls for service, patrolling the county, and other law enforcement duties.
