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 2, 2026.
McCreary 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 McCreary County depends on where the incident happened: the McCreary 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: McCreary County public records, McCreary County arrest records, McCreary County warrants, McCreary County criminal records, McCreary County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from McCreary 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 McCreary County that is the McCreary 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 McCreary County Schools (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the McCreary County Sheriff's Office
The McCreary County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 509 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mccrearysheriff.com/inmate-search (page title: McCreary County Inmate Search, Jail Rosters), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
How Many Reports: McCreary County in 2025
The one agency in McCreary County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 10 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The McCreary County Sheriff's Office reported 509 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Kentucky Open Records Act Requires
Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying, 10 cents a page for standard copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
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 McCreary County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McCreary 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 McCreary 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 McCreary 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 McCreary 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.