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.
Powell County, Kentucky, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Powell County depends on where the incident happened: the Powell 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: Powell County public records, Powell County arrest records, Powell County warrants, Powell County inmate search, Powell County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Powell 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 Powell County that is the Powell 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 Powell County Schools (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Powell County Sheriff's Office
The Powell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 202 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (606) 663-2226. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at powellcounty.ky.gov/elected/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: Sheriff's Office | Powell County), phone (606) 663-2226, 524 Washington Street P.O. Box 489 Stanton, KY 40380, Monday Tuesday - Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Powell County
The two cities the FBI lists in Powell County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Stanton: 4 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 125 arrests reported for 2025.
- Clay City: 1 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 141 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Powell County in 2025
The three agencies in Powell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 violent and 27 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Powell County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 375 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 Powell County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Powell 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 Powell 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 Powell County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (606) 663-2226. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Powell 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.