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.
Shelby County, Kentucky, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Shelby County depends on where the incident happened: the Shelby 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: Shelby County public records, Shelby County arrest records, Shelby County warrants, Shelby County inmate search, Shelby County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Shelby 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 Shelby County that is the Shelby 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 Shelby County Sheriff's Office
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 105 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 420 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (502) 633-4324. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at shelbycounty.ky.gov/departments/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: Sheriff | Shelby County), phone (502) 633-4324, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Shelby County
The two cities the FBI lists in Shelby County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Shelbyville: 10 violent and 140 property crimes reported for 2025; 660 arrests reported for 2025.
- Simpsonville: 2 violent and 88 property crimes reported for 2025; 234 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: Shelby County in 2025
The three agencies in Shelby County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23 violent and 333 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Shelby County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,314 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 shelbycounty.ky.gov/Open%20Records/Pages/default.aspx (page title: Open Records | Shelby County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, (502) 647-3019, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Shelby County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (502) 633-4324. Under the Kentucky Open Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Shelby 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.