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 9, 2026.
Madison County, Kentucky, has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Madison County depends on where the incident happened: the Madison 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: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County inmate search, Madison County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Madison 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 Madison County that is the Madison 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 Eastern Kentucky University (campus police) and Madison County Public Schools (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Madison County Sheriff's Office
The Madison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 42 violent and 100 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,248 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriffrandytucker.com/madison-county-detention-center (page title: Madison County Detention Center | Madison County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Madison County
The two cities the FBI lists in Madison County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Richmond: 99 violent and 664 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,252 arrests reported for 2025. The Richmond police records page is at richmondky.gov/departments/police_department/police_services/obtain..., phone 859-623-1162 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Berea: 21 violent and 91 property crimes reported for 2025; 603 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: Madison County in 2025
The three agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 162 violent and 855 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,103 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 madisoncountyky.gov/open-records-request (page title: Open Records Request | Welcome to MadisonCountyKy.gov | Madison County, Kentucky).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Madison County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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.