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.
Maysville, Kentucky, in Mason County, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Maysville 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.
Related guides: Maysville public records, Mason County police reports, Maysville arrest records, Maysville warrants, Maysville inmate search, Maysville criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Maysville
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.
Inside Maysville that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Maysville Police Department); outside it, the Mason County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Maysville Police
For Maysville, SearchSystems opened and checked the Maysville police department's page at cityofmaysvilleky.gov/departments/police_department/meet_our_team/o... (page title: Maysville Chief of Police), phone 606-564-2566, 212 Government Street Maysville, KY 41056, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Maysville had 20 violent and 172 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 444 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Mason County Sheriff's Office
The Mason County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 309 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at masoncountydetention.com/mason_inmatelist.html (page title: Mason County Detention Center), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Kentucky Open Records Act Requires
The Kentucky Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, 10 cents a page for standard copies, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Maysville?
From the agency that took it. The Maysville police department's page is at cityofmaysvilleky.gov, phone 606-564-2566; the sheriff's reports come from the Mason County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Maysville 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 Mason County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Maysville 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.