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.
Boyd County, Kentucky, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Boyd County depends on where the incident happened: the Boyd 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Boyd County public records, Boyd County arrest records, Boyd County warrants, Boyd County inmate search, Boyd County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Boyd 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 Boyd County that is the Boyd 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.
The FBI's list also carries Northeast Kentucky Drug Task Force (other agency), with a records office of its own.
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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Boyd County
The two cities the FBI lists in Boyd County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Ashland: 51 violent and 424 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,109 arrests reported for 2025. The Ashland police records page is at ashlandky.gov/departments/police/online_reporting/open_records_requ... (verified September 26, 2026).
- Catlettsburg: 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 74 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Boyd County in 2025
The three agencies in Boyd County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 87 violent and 523 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Boyd County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,924 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 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 Boyd County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Boyd 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 Boyd 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 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 Boyd 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.