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.
Fleming County, Kentucky, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Fleming County depends on where the incident happened: the Fleming 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: Fleming County public records, Fleming County arrest records, Fleming County warrants, Fleming County inmate search, Fleming County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Fleming 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 Fleming County that is the Fleming 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 Fleming County Sheriff's Office
The Fleming County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 203 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (606) 748-2748. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at flemingcountyky.us/detention.asp (page title: Fleming County Fiscal Court Website), phone (606) 748-2748, 100 Court Square, Flemingsburg, KY 41041, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Fleming County
The one city the FBI lists in Fleming County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Flemingsburg: 1 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 77 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Fleming County in 2025
The two agencies in Fleming County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 45 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Fleming County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 396 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 Fleming County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Fleming 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 Fleming 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 Fleming County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (606) 748-2748. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Fleming 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.