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 9, 2026.
Caldwell County, Kentucky, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Caldwell County depends on where the incident happened: the Caldwell 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: Caldwell County public records, Caldwell County arrest records, Caldwell County warrants, Caldwell County inmate search, Caldwell County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Caldwell 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 Caldwell County that is the Caldwell 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 Caldwell County Sheriff's Office
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 118 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (270) 365-2088. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at caldwellcounty.ky.gov/elected-officials/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: Sheriff | Caldwell County), phone (270) 365-2088, 100 East Market Street 2nd Floor Princeton, KY 42445, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Caldwell County
The one city the FBI lists in Caldwell County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Princeton: 7 violent and 130 property crimes reported for 2025; 545 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: Caldwell County in 2025
The two agencies in Caldwell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8 violent and 165 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Caldwell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 663 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, (270) 388-9494, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Caldwell County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (270) 365-2088. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Caldwell 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.