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.
Hardin County, Kentucky, has about 113,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hardin County depends on where the incident happened: the Hardin 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County that is the Hardin 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 Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office
The Hardin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 30 violent and 206 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,272 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at hardinsheriff.com/inmateRoster (page title: Hardin County Sheriff's Office (OH)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hardin County
The four cities the FBI lists in Hardin County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Elizabethtown: 39 violent and 230 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,229 arrests reported for 2025.
- Radcliff: 65 violent and 375 property crimes reported for 2025; 972 arrests reported for 2025.
- Vine Grove: 6 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 130 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Point: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Hardin County in 2025
The five agencies in Hardin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 140 violent and 829 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Hardin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,603 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at hccoky.org/openrecords.asp (page title: Hardin County Clerk's Office in Elizabethtown Kentucky).
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 Hardin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hardin 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 Hardin 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 Hardin 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 Hardin 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.