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.
Trigg County, Kentucky, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Trigg County depends on where the incident happened: the Trigg 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: Trigg County public records, Trigg County arrest records, Trigg County warrants, Trigg County criminal records, Trigg County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Trigg 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 Trigg County that is the Trigg 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 Trigg County Sheriff's Office
The Trigg County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 272 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Trigg County
The one city the FBI lists in Trigg County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Cadiz: 2 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 91 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: Trigg County in 2025
The two agencies in Trigg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 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 Trigg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 363 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 Trigg County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Trigg 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 Trigg 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 Trigg 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 Trigg 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.