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.
Martin County, Kentucky, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Martin County depends on where the incident happened: the Martin 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: Martin County public records, Martin County arrest records, Martin County warrants, Martin County inmate search, Martin County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Martin 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 Martin County that is the Martin 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 Martin County Schools (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Martin County Sheriff's Office
The Martin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 288 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at martincounty.ky.gov/elected/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: Sheriff | Martin County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Martin County
The FBI lists no city in Martin County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Inez and Warfield.
How Many Reports: Martin County in 2025
The one agency in Martin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 3 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office reported 288 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 Martin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin 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.