Warren County Sheriff’s Office releases 2025 Annual Report

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has released their 2025 Annual Report, looking back on an active year for the department.

Sheriff Brett Hightower says Warren County has a rich history and bright future.

“With the immense growth of Warren County over the past few years, we have focused our internal efforts on managing this growth and our personal resources,” he said.

“In addition, we have built partnerships and made a commitment to help those within our community dealing with mental health crisis, drug addictions, and domestic violence. We continually try to strike a balance between holding people fully accountable for their crimes and helping people become better citizens for Warren County.”

In 2025, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office conducted 19,861 vehicle inspections, a total of 6,967 traffic stops, and countless other incidents responded to. These range from Animal Control to collisions to burglaries to robberies.

WCSO also transported 332 prisoners and/or mental health patients to Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville throughout 2025.

They conducted 7,627 hours of training through the Department of Criminal Justice, including Captain Brian Kitchens, who graduated from the FBI’s National Academy.

K-9 Kilo was also deployed 39 times, whether for maintenance training or sniffing a vehicle for a search.

They also help at the Warren County Judicial Center, where over 200,000 people visited in 2025.

“Our annual report represents a snapshot of some of those interactions and services we provided in 2025,” said Hightower.

“The photographs, data, and year-end highlights contained in the following pages represent our culture, our identity as community servants, and our continued progression toward crime prevention. We are dedicated to using evidence-based approaches that build on organizational strengths and the incredible talents of the individual employees. We recognize that the Warren County Sheriff’s Office is only one component of safety and security. Our recent growth objectifies what we hear each day: Warren County is a great place to live! This continued expanse demands our agency search for efficient operations that will allow us to meet performance benchmarks and the expectations of our community members.”