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.
Graves County, Kentucky, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Graves County depends on where the incident happened: the Graves 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: Graves County public records, Graves County arrest records, Graves County warrants, Graves County criminal records, Graves County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Graves 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 Graves County that is the Graves 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 Graves County Schools (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Graves County Sheriff's Office
The Graves County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 537 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Graves County
The one city the FBI lists in Graves County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Mayfield: 21 violent and 159 property crimes reported for 2025; 449 arrests reported for 2025. The Mayfield police records page is at mayfieldky.gov/departments/police_department/open_records_request.php, phone 270-251-6252 (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: Graves County in 2025
The two agencies in Graves County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 39 violent and 237 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Graves County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 986 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Graves County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Graves 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 Graves 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 Graves 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 Graves 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.