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 4, 2026.
Harrison County, Kentucky, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Harrison County depends on where the incident happened: the Harrison 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: Harrison County public records, Harrison County arrest records, Harrison County warrants, Harrison County inmate search, Harrison County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Harrison 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 Harrison County that is the Harrison 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 Harrison County Schools and Bluegrass Narcotics Task Force (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Harrison County Sheriff's Office
The Harrison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 124 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (859) 234-7135. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at harrisoncountyfiscalcourt.com/sheriff.asp (page title: Harrison County), phone (859) 234-7135, 111 South Main Street, Cynthiana, KY 41031, Monday-Friday, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Harrison County
The one city the FBI lists in Harrison County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Cynthiana: 10 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2025; 223 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: Harrison County in 2025
The two agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 108 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 347 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Harrison County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (859) 234-7135. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Harrison 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.