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 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Christiansburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Virginia the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the Circuit Court Clerk; the statewide criminal history kept by the Virginia State Police is released only to its subject and to the employers and agencies the law allows. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Christiansburg is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the crimes behind the records, the prosecutor, sex offender registry, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Christiansburg public records, Montgomery County criminal records, Christiansburg arrest records, Christiansburg warrants, Christiansburg inmate search, Christiansburg court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Criminal Cases in the Montgomery Circuit Court
A criminal case from Christiansburg is filed in the Montgomery Circuit Court or the General District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and smaller civil cases; the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court takes family and juvenile cases, and the court file, kept by the Circuit Court Clerk, is the record of it that the public may see.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at montva.com/1/departments-services/commonwealths-attorney/court-case... (page title: Court Case Information), phone 540-382-5705, 55 East Main St., Suite 2B Christiansburg, VA 24073, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
The Virginia Criminal History and Your Own Copy
Virginia does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the Virginia State Police goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court file in the Montgomery Circuit Court is the public record.
To see your own record, the route is a request to the State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange; a check on someone else needs their signed consent.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Christiansburg
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Christiansburg (filed by the FBI as Christiansburg Police Department) keep the arrest records in and around Christiansburg: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Montgomery County: the Montgomery County State Police (state police); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (campus police); each keeps the records of its own arrests.
Together, the three agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,960 arrests to the FBI that year; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Christiansburg arrest records.
The Crimes Behind the Records: Christiansburg in 2025
The agency that reports for Christiansburg had 36 violent and 495 property crimes reported for 2025; each one is a report on file with it, and each arrest that follows is the start of a criminal record.
The Commonwealth's Attorney for Montgomery County
Charges in Montgomery County are filed by the Commonwealth's Attorney, which reviews the arrests of every agency in the county and brings the cases in the Montgomery Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The office's page SearchSystems verified is at montgomerycountyva.gov/1/departments-services/commonwealths-attorne... (page title: About the Commonwealth's Attorney), phone 540-382-5705, 55 East Main St., Suite 2B Christiansburg, VA 24073, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Sex Offender Registry for Christiansburg
Registered sex offenders living in Christiansburg are listed on the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, run by the Virginia State Police. The registry is public and can be searched online.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Montgomery County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act a county office must answer a request within 5 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of searching and copying.
More Official Criminal Records Pages for Montgomery County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Montgomery County and Virginia. These criminal records pages from its Montgomery County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Arrests (montgomerycountyva.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Christiansburg?
The court files of criminal cases in the Montgomery Circuit Court are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the Virginia State Police is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Can I search Christiansburg criminal cases online?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at montva.com (page title: Court Case Information). Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
How do I get my own Virginia criminal history?
Through a request to the State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange; a check on someone else needs their signed consent.
Who prosecutes crimes in Christiansburg?
The Commonwealth's Attorney, reached at 540-382-5705, which files its cases in the Montgomery Circuit Court or the General District Court.
Is this the official Christiansburg website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.