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.
Daviess County, Kentucky, has about 104,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Daviess County depends on where the incident happened: the Daviess 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Daviess 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 Daviess County that is the Daviess 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 Daviess County Public Schools (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Daviess County Sheriff's Office
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 29 violent and 147 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,514 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 270-685-8444. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dcsoky.gov (page title: Daviess County Sheriff's Office | Kentucky), phone 270-685-8444, 212 Saint Ann Street, Owensboro, KY 42303, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Daviess County
The one city the FBI lists in Daviess County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Owensboro: 251 violent and 1,424 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,946 arrests reported for 2023. The Owensboro police records page is at owensboro.org/departments/police/records_and_reports/index.php, phone (270) 687-8845 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Daviess County in 2025
The two agencies in Daviess County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 280 violent and 1,571 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Daviess County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 4,623 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, 270-685-8442, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Daviess County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Daviess 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 Daviess 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 Daviess County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 270-685-8444. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Daviess 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.