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 4, 2026.
McLean County, Kentucky, has about 9,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McLean County depends on where the incident happened: the McLean 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: McLean County public records, McLean County arrest records, McLean County warrants, McLean County criminal records, McLean County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from McLean 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 McLean County that is the McLean 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 McLean County Sheriff's Office
The McLean County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 92 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (270) 273-3551. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mcleancounty.ky.gov/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | McLean County KY), phone (270) 273-3551, 135 East 2nd Street Calhoun, KY 42327, Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Cities in McLean County
The FBI lists no city in McLean County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Livermore, Calhoun, Island and Sacramento.
How Many Reports: McLean County in 2025
The one agency in McLean County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 9 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The McLean County Sheriff's Office reported 92 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in McLean County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McLean 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 McLean 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 McLean County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (270) 273-3551. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official McLean 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.