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.
Kenton County, Kentucky, has about 175,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kenton County depends on where the incident happened: the Kenton 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: Kenton County public records, Kenton County arrest records, Kenton County warrants, Kenton County inmate search, Kenton County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kenton 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 Kenton County that is the Kenton 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 Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Kenton County Sheriff's Office
The Kenton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 829 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 859-363-2400. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at kentoncountysheriff.org/201/Current-Inmates-at-the-Kenton-County-Det (page title: Current Inmates at the Kenton County Detention Center | Kenton County Sheriff, KY), phone 859-363-2400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kenton County
The 12 cities the FBI lists in Kenton County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Covington: 121 violent and 585 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,147 arrests reported for 2025. The Covington police records page is at covingtonky.gov/Portals/covingtonky/Government/Departments/Police/C... (verified September 26, 2026).
- Independence: 15 violent and 107 property crimes reported for 2025; 296 arrests reported for 2025.
- Erlanger: 14 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2025; 562 arrests reported for 2025.
- Elsmere: 145 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fort Mitchell: 3 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025; 140 arrests reported for 2025.
- Edgewood: 6 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 78 arrests reported for 2025. The Edgewood police department's page is at edgewoodky.gov/police/faq, phone (859) 331-5910 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Villa Hills: 5 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025; 201 arrests reported for 2025.
- Taylor Mill: 4 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 102 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fort Wright: 6 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 95 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ludlow: 9 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 122 arrests reported for 2025.
- Park Hills: 2 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 71 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lakeside Park: 2 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 60 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: Kenton County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Kenton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 196 violent and 1,075 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Kenton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,285 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 kentoncountyky.gov/618/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Kenton County, KY).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 859-292-6580, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kenton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kenton 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 Kenton 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 Kenton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 859-363-2400. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Kenton 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.