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.
Livingston County, Kentucky, has about 8,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Livingston County depends on where the incident happened: the Livingston 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Livingston County public records, Livingston County arrest records, Livingston County warrants, Livingston County inmate search, Livingston County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Livingston 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 Livingston County that is the Livingston 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 Livingston County Sheriff's Office
The Livingston County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 266 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at livcoso.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=desc/1 (page title: Inmate Roster | Livingston County Sheriff's Office | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Livingston County
The FBI lists no city in Livingston County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Salem, Grand Rivers, Smithland and Carrsville.
How Many Reports: Livingston County in 2025
The one agency in Livingston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 33 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Livingston County Sheriff's Office reported 266 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 Livingston County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Livingston 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 Livingston 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 Livingston 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 Livingston 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.