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.
Knox County, Kentucky, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Knox County depends on where the incident happened: the Knox 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: Knox County public records, Knox County arrest records, Knox County warrants, Knox County inmate search, Knox County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Knox 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 Knox County that is the Knox 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 Corbin Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Knox County, so its arrests are not broken out for Knox County here.
Reports from the Knox County Sheriff's Office
The Knox County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 387 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 888-868-4631. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at knoxsheriff.org (page title: Knox County Sheriff's Office), phone 888-868-4631, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Knox County
The one city the FBI lists in Knox County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Barbourville: 8 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 546 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: Knox County in 2025
The two agencies in Knox County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19 violent and 70 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Knox County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 933 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 Knox County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Knox 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 Knox 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 Knox County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 888-868-4631. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Knox 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.