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.
Ashland, Kentucky, in Boyd County, 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 Ashland depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Kentucky Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Ashland
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.
Inside Ashland that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Ashland Police Department); outside it, the Boyd County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Northeast Kentucky Drug Task Force (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ashland Police
For Ashland, SearchSystems opened and checked the Ashland police records page at ashlandky.gov/departments/police/online_reporting/open_records_requ... (page title: Ashland, KY), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Ashland had 51 violent and 424 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,109 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Boyd County Sheriff's Office
The Boyd County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 35 violent and 95 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 741 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 606-739-5135. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at boydcountyky.gov/212/Boyd-County-Sheriffs-Office (page title: Boyd County Sheriff's Office | Boyd County, KY), phone 606-739-5135, 2900 Louisa Street Suite 1 Catlettsburg, KY 41129, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
What the Kentucky Open Records Act Requires
Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying, 10 cents a page for standard copies. 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 boydcountyky.gov/185/Open-Records-Requests (page title: Open Records Requests | Boyd County, KY).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ashland?
From the agency that took it. The Ashland police records page is at ashlandky.gov; the sheriff's reports come from the Boyd County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Ashland have to answer?
Under the Kentucky Open Records Act, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying, 10 cents a page for standard copies.
How do I get a report from the Boyd County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 606-739-5135. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Ashland website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.