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.
Fayette County, Kentucky, has about 329,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Fayette County depends on where the incident happened: the Fayette 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Fayette County public records, Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County warrants, Fayette County criminal records, Fayette County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Fayette 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 Fayette County that is the Fayette 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 agency list also places two campus police departments, two other agencies and one state agency in Fayette County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,573 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
How Many Reports: Fayette County in 2025
The two agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 756 violent and 6,895 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13,109 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 lexingtonprosecutor.com/open-records-request (page title: Open Records Request | Commonwealth's Attorney Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Fayette County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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.