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.
Arlington County, Virginia, has about 240,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Arlington County depends on where the incident happened: the Arlington 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Arlington County public records, Arlington County arrest records, Arlington County warrants, Arlington County inmate search, Arlington County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Arlington 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 Arlington County that is the Arlington 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 Arlington County State Police in Arlington County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Reagan National Airport (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Arlington County Police Department
The Arlington County Police Department is the county agency; it had 672 violent and 4,156 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,611 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmatewebquery.arlingtonva.us/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/VA0070000 (page title: Inmate In Custody Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
How Many Reports: Arlington County in 2025
The one agency in Arlington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 672 violent and 4,156 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Arlington County Police Department reported 3,611 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/Courts/Circuit-Court/CopyDocu... (page title: Copy/Document Requests | Official Website of Arlington County Virginia Government).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 703-228-4410, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Arlington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Arlington 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 Arlington 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 Arlington County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Arlington County State Police in Arlington County.
How do I get a report from the Arlington 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 Arlington 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.