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.
Ohio 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 Ohio County depends on where the incident happened: the Ohio 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: Ohio County public records, Ohio County arrest records, Ohio County warrants, Ohio County inmate search, Ohio County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ohio 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 Ohio County that is the Ohio 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 Ohio County Sheriff's Office
The Ohio County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 64 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 432 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (270)298-4444. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at ohiocounty.ky.gov/elected-officials/Pages/Sheriff.aspx (page title: Sheriff | Commonwealth of Kentucky | Ohio County), phone (270)298-4444, 301 South Main Street P.O. Box 186 Hartford, KY 42347, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ohio County
The two cities the FBI lists in Ohio County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Beaver Dam: 2 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 88 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hartford: 4 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 146 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: Ohio County in 2025
The three agencies in Ohio County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 90 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Ohio County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 666 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at ohiocounty.ky.gov/Pages/Open-Records.aspx (page title: Open Records | Commonwealth of Kentucky | Ohio County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, (270) 298-4400, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ohio County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (270)298-4444. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Ohio 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.