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.
Ballard County, Kentucky, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ballard County depends on where the incident happened: the Ballard County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Ballard County public records, Ballard County arrest records, Ballard County warrants, Ballard County criminal records, Ballard County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ballard County
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.
In Ballard County that is the Ballard County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Ballard County Sheriff's Office
The Ballard County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 229 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Cities in Ballard County
The FBI lists no city in Ballard County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are La Center, Wickliffe, Barlow, Kevil and Blandville.
How Many Reports: Ballard County in 2025
The one agency in Ballard County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 52 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Ballard County Sheriff's Office reported 229 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 ballard.clerkinfo.net/?page_id=846 (page title: Open Records Request | Ballard County Clerk).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ballard County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ballard County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
How long does an agency in Ballard County 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 Ballard 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 Ballard County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.