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.
Mason County, Kentucky, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mason County depends on where the incident happened: the Mason 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: Mason County public records, Mason County arrest records, Mason County warrants, Mason County inmate search, Mason County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mason 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 Mason County that is the Mason 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 Mason County Sheriff's Office
The Mason County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 309 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at masoncountydetention.com/mason_inmatelist.html (page title: Mason County Detention Center), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mason County
The one city the FBI lists in Mason County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Maysville: 20 violent and 172 property crimes reported for 2025; 444 arrests reported for 2025. The Maysville police department's page is at cityofmaysvilleky.gov/departments/police_department/meet_our_team/o..., phone 606-564-2566 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Mason County in 2025
The two agencies in Mason County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 22 violent and 206 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Mason County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 753 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mason County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason 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.