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 9, 2026.
Russell County, Kentucky, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Russell County depends on where the incident happened: the Russell 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: Russell County public records, Russell County arrest records, Russell County warrants, Russell County inmate search, Russell County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Russell 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 Russell County that is the Russell 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 Russell County Sheriff's Office
The Russell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 366 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at russellcountydetention.com (page title: Welcome to the Russell County Detention Center), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Russell County
The two cities the FBI lists in Russell County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Russell Springs: 9 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 333 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jamestown: 1 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 63 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Russell County in 2025
The three agencies in Russell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16 violent and 43 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Russell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 699 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 Russell County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Russell 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 Russell 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 Russell 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 Russell 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.