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.
Somerset, Kentucky, in Pulaski County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Somerset 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: Somerset public records, Pulaski County police reports, Somerset arrest records, Somerset warrants, Somerset criminal records, Somerset court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Somerset
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 Somerset that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Somerset Police Department); outside it, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Unlawful Narcotics Investigation Treatment and Education (state agency) and Pulaski County Schools (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Somerset Police
For Somerset, SearchSystems opened and checked the Somerset police department's page at cityofsomerset.com/police-divisions (page title: Police Divisions | City of Somerset, Kentucky), phone 606.678.5176, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Somerset had 41 violent and 144 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 991 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 57 violent and 160 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,694 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at pulaskicountygovernment.nextrequest.com/requests/new (page title: NextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Somerset?
From the agency that took it. The Somerset police department's page is at cityofsomerset.com/police-divisions, phone 606.678.5176; the sheriff's reports come from the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Somerset 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 Pulaski 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 Somerset 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.