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.
Mercer County, Kentucky, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mercer County depends on where the incident happened: the Mercer 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: Mercer County public records, Mercer County arrest records, Mercer County warrants, Mercer County criminal records, Mercer County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mercer 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 Mercer County that is the Mercer 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 Mercer County Schools and the Burgin Independent School District (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 104 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mercer County
The two cities the FBI lists in Mercer County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Harrodsburg: 37 violent and 69 property crimes reported for 2025; 412 arrests reported for 2025. The Harrodsburg police department's page is at harrodsburgky.gov/Blog/12/police-department, phone 859-734-5120 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Burgin: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Mercer County in 2025
The three agencies in Mercer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 38 violent and 84 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Mercer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 516 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 Mercer County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer 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.