SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Bracken County, Kentucky, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bracken County depends on where the incident happened: the Bracken 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: Bracken County public records, Bracken County arrest records, Bracken County warrants, Bracken County inmate search, Bracken County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Bracken County

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.

In Bracken County that is the Bracken 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 Bracken County Sheriff's Office

The Bracken County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 74 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 606-735-3233. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at brackencounty.ky.gov/departments/sheriff.php (page title: Sheriff Robert Boody III), phone 606-735-3233, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Bracken County

The two cities the FBI lists in Bracken County with a reporting agency of their own:

  • Augusta: 2 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
  • Brooksville: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: Bracken County in 2025

The three agencies in Bracken County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 28 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the three agencies in Bracken County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 93 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Bracken County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Bracken 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 Bracken 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 Bracken County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit, reached through the office at 606-735-3233. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.

Is this the official Bracken 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.