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.
Jefferson County, Kentucky, has about 794,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jefferson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jefferson 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: Jefferson County public records, Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County warrants, Jefferson County inmate search, Jefferson County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County that is the Jefferson 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 agency list also places four other agencies, one campus police department and two state agencies in Jefferson County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,070 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at louisvilleky.gov/government/sheriffs-office/services/sheriffs-offic... (page title: Sheriff's Office: Property Taxes and a whole lot more), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jefferson County
The 17 cities the FBI lists in Jefferson County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Jeffersontown: 19 violent and 645 property crimes reported for 2025; 333 arrests reported for 2025.
- St. Matthews: 27 violent and 829 property crimes reported for 2025; 506 arrests reported for 2025. The St. Matthews police department's page is at stmatthewsky.gov/police/how-do-i-submit, phone (502) 895-9444 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Shively: 52 violent and 428 property crimes reported for 2025; 442 arrests reported for 2025. The Shively police department's page is at police.shivelyky.gov, phone 502-448-6181 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Lyndon: 21 violent and 292 property crimes reported for 2025; 267 arrests reported for 2025.
- Middletown: 3 violent and 318 property crimes reported for 2025; 247 arrests reported for 2025.
- Prospect: 0 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 arrests reported for 2025.
- Indian Hills: 0 violent and 50 property crimes reported for 2025; 24 arrests reported for 2025.
- Anchorage: 0 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hurstbourne Acres: 3 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025; 6 arrests reported for 2025.
- Audubon Park: 0 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Buechel: 5 violent and 72 property crimes reported for 2025; 68 arrests reported for 2023.
- Heritage Creek: 1 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 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.
The rest: Northfield, Woodlawn Park, Meadow Vale, Strathmoor Village and Bancroft.
How Many Reports: Jefferson County in 2025
The 19 agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,790 violent and 26,636 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 18 agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,404 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 jeffersonpva.ky.gov/open-records-requests (page title: OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS | Jefferson County PVA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, (502) 595-2300, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jefferson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.