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 2, 2026.
Lyon County, Kentucky, has about 9,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lyon County depends on where the incident happened: the Lyon 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: Lyon County public records, Lyon County arrest records, Lyon County warrants, Lyon County criminal records, Lyon County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lyon 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 Lyon County that is the Lyon 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 Lyon County Sheriff's Office
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 287 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lyon County
The one city the FBI lists in Lyon County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Eddyville: 1 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 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: Lyon County in 2025
The two agencies in Lyon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1 violent and 25 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lyon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 310 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Kentucky Open Records Act Requires
Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying, 10 cents a page for standard copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at lyonsheriff.com/openrecordsrequest (page title: Open Records | Lyon County Kentucky Sheriffs Office).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lyon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon 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.