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 September 30, 2026.
Hopkins County, Kentucky, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hopkins County depends on where the incident happened: the Hopkins 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: Hopkins County public records, Hopkins County arrest records, Hopkins County warrants, Hopkins County inmate search, Hopkins County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hopkins 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 Hopkins County that is the Hopkins 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 Hopkins County Sheriff's Office
The Hopkins County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 95 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 476 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (270) 821-8294. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hopkinscounty.ky.gov/index.php/elected-officials/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff), phone (270) 821-8294, 261 Responders Lane, Madisonville, KY 42431, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hopkins County
The two cities the FBI lists in Hopkins County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Madisonville: 29 violent and 95 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,443 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dawson Springs: 2 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 58 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: Hopkins County in 2025
The three agencies in Hopkins County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 39 violent and 205 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hopkins County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,919 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 hopkinscountysheriff.com/index.php/the-sheriff/open-records-request (page title: OPEN RECORDS REQUEST).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hopkins County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (270) 821-8294. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Hopkins 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.