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.
McCracken County, Kentucky, has about 68,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McCracken County depends on where the incident happened: the McCracken 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: McCracken County public records, McCracken County arrest records, McCracken County warrants, McCracken County inmate search, McCracken County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from McCracken 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 McCracken County that is the McCracken 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 McCracken County Public Schools and Paducah Independent Schools (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the McCracken County Sheriff's Office
The McCracken County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 40 violent and 246 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,891 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mccrackencountyky.gov/mccracken-county-sheriff (page title: McCracken County Sheriff | McCracken County KY), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in McCracken County
The one city the FBI lists in McCracken County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Paducah: 73 violent and 635 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,494 arrests reported for 2025. The Paducah police department's page is at paducahky.gov/departments/police/police-department-services, phone 270-444-8550 (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: McCracken County in 2025
The two agencies in McCracken County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 113 violent and 881 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in McCracken County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,385 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, (270) 575-7402, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in McCracken County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McCracken 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 McCracken 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 McCracken 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 McCracken 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.