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.
Marshall County, Kentucky, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Marshall County depends on where the incident happened: the Marshall 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: Marshall County public records, Marshall County arrest records, Marshall County warrants, Marshall County inmate search, Marshall County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Marshall 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 Marshall County that is the Marshall 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 Marshall County Sheriff's Office
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 142 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 606 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriffmarshallcounty.org/current-inmate-roster (page title: Private Site), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Marshall County
The two cities the FBI lists in Marshall County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Benton: 0 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2025; 133 arrests reported for 2025.
- Calvert City: 2 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 136 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: Marshall County in 2025
The three agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 243 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 875 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 marshallcountyky.gov/201/Open-Records (page title: Open Records | Marshall County, KY).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Marshall County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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.
