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 on September 23, 2026.
Albemarle County, Virginia, has about 117,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Albemarle County depends on where the incident happened: the Albemarle County Police Department 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 Virginia Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Albemarle County public records, Albemarle County arrest records, Albemarle County warrants, Albemarle County inmate search, Albemarle County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Albemarle 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 Albemarle County that is the Albemarle County Police Department 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.
The FBI's list also places the Albemarle County State Police in Albemarle County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Virginia (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Albemarle County Police Department
The Albemarle County Police Department is the county agency; it had 97 violent and 1,395 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,893 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at albemarleso.org (page title: Albemarle County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Albemarle County
The FBI lists no city in Albemarle County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Scottsville.
How Many Reports: Albemarle County in 2025
The one agency in Albemarle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 97 violent and 1,395 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Albemarle County Police Department reported 1,893 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 working days, at a charge of the actual cost of searching and copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 434-972-4072, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Albemarle County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Albemarle County Police Department for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
How long does an agency in Albemarle County have to answer?
Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, within 5 working days. It may charge the actual cost of searching and copying.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Albemarle County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Albemarle County State Police in Albemarle County.
How do I get a report from the Albemarle County Police Department?
From its records unit. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Albemarle 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.