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 October 2, 2026.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky, in Bullitt County, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Shepherdsville 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 Shepherdsville
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 Shepherdsville that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Shepherdsville Police Department); outside it, the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Bullitt County Public Schools (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Shepherdsville Police
For Shepherdsville, SearchSystems opened and checked the Shepherdsville police records page at shepherdsvilleky.gov/government/city-departments/police-department/... (page title: How to Request Police Records in Shepherdsville, KY), phone (502) 215-1588, 634 Conestoga Parkway Shepherdsville, KY 40165, Mon-Thurs 8am-5pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Shepherdsville had 24 violent and 243 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 515 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office
The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 22 violent and 185 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 883 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (502) 543-7263. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bullittky.com/?page_id=810 (page title: Detention Center), phone (502) 543-7263, 1671 South Preston Hwy PO Box 768 Shepherdsville, KY 40165, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 Shepherdsville?
From the agency that took it. The Shepherdsville police records page is at shepherdsvilleky.gov, phone (502) 215-1588; the sheriff's reports come from the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Shepherdsville 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 Bullitt County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (502) 543-7263. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Shepherdsville 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.