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.
Rowan County, Kentucky, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rowan County depends on where the incident happened: the Rowan 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: Rowan County public records, Rowan County arrest records, Rowan County warrants, Rowan County inmate search, Rowan County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Rowan 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 Rowan County that is the Rowan 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 Morehead State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office
The Rowan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 181 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (606) 784-8457. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at rcky.us/detentioncenter (page title: Rowan County Detention Center | Rowan County, Kentucky), phone (606) 784-8457, 1075 S. Tolliver Rd. Morehead, KY 40351, Monday - 8AM to 4PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rowan County
The one city the FBI lists in Rowan County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Morehead: 14 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025; 618 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: Rowan County in 2025
The two agencies in Rowan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 26 violent and 118 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Rowan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 799 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rowan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rowan 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 Rowan 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 Rowan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (606) 784-8457. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Rowan 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.