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 on September 24, 2026.
Letcher 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 Letcher County depends on where the incident happened: the Letcher 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: Letcher County public records, Letcher County arrest records, Letcher County warrants, Letcher County criminal records, Letcher County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Letcher 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 Letcher County that is the Letcher 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 Jenkins Independent School and Letcher County Schools (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Letcher County Sheriff's Office
The Letcher County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 292 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Letcher County
The three cities the FBI lists in Letcher County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Jenkins: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 15 arrests reported for 2025.
- Whitesburg: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 118 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fleming-Neon: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 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: Letcher County in 2025
The four agencies in Letcher County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 9 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Letcher County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 159 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 Letcher County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Letcher 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 Letcher 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 Letcher 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 Letcher 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.