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 24, 2026.
Alleghany County, Virginia, 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 Alleghany County depends on where the incident happened: the Alleghany 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 Virginia Freedom of Information 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Alleghany 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 Alleghany County that is the Alleghany 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.
The FBI's list also places the Alleghany County State Police in Alleghany County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office
The Alleghany County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 26 violent and 50 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 120 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 540-965-1770. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at alleghanycountysheriff.com/inmate-information (page title: Inmate Information | Alleghany County Sheriff's Office), phone 540-965-1770, wed from 9 am - 10 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Alleghany County
The one city the FBI lists in Alleghany County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Clifton Forge: 6 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025; 90 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: Alleghany County in 2025
The two agencies in Alleghany County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 32 violent and 92 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Alleghany County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 210 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of searching and copying. 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 co.alleghany.va.us/freedom-of-information-act-foia (page title: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | Alleghany County, Virginia).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Alleghany County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office 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 Alleghany 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 Alleghany County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Alleghany County State Police in Alleghany County.
How do I get a report from the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 540-965-1770. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Alleghany 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.