Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Campbell County, Virginia, has about 55,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Campbell County Sheriff's Office, two city agencies and one state agency. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the Commonwealth's Attorney files charges, a case in the Campbell Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Campbell County public records, Virginia arrest records, Virginia inmate search and Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Campbell County
The Campbell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Campbell County. It reported 962 arrests for 2025.
Arrests inside two of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Altavista, 3,332 residents: 63 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brookneal, 1,076 residents: 12 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.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Campbell County: the Campbell County State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Campbell County
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Campbell County Sheriff's Office: 962 for 2025, 1,219 for 2024, 1,057 for 2023, 746 for 2022, 1,158 for 2021 and 1,130 for 2020.
- Altavista: 63 for 2025, 70 for 2024, 81 for 2023, 48 for 2022, 26 for 2021 and 83 for 2020.
- Brookneal: 12 for 2025, 17 for 2024, 6 for 2023, 3 for 2021 and 0 for 2019; 2020 and 2022 are missing months.
Together, the three agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,037 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 1,037 in 2025 against 1,306 in 2024, down 21 percent.
Through July 2026, the three agencies with every month so far on file reported 381 arrests, against 687 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Campbell County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Campbell County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 1 people, down from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 263 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Campbell County Sheriff's Office at co.campbell.va.us/310/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Campbell County Sheriff's Office | Campbell County, VA), phone (434) 332-9580, 87 Courthouse Lane P.O. Box 280 Rustburg, VA 24588, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Campbell County
For Campbell County the place to look is the case index of the Campbell Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at vacourts.gov/courts/gd/campbell/home, phone (434) 332-9546).
Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
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's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Campbell County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer within 5 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of searching and copying.
- An arrest by the Campbell County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at (434) 332-9580.
- An arrest in Altavista or Brookneal: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by the Campbell County State Police: the records office of the agency involved.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Campbell Circuit Court, through the court records page at vacourts.gov/courts/gd/campbell/home, phone (434) 332-9546.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at co.campbell.va.us (page title: Requesting Public Records | Campbell County, VA).
- Your own statewide record: a request to the State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange; a check on someone else needs their signed consent.
Cities in Campbell County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for every one of the two cities in Campbell County: Altavista and Brookneal.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Campbell Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Campbell County each year?
The Campbell County Sheriff's Office reported 962 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the three agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 1,037 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Campbell County?
Ask the Campbell County Sheriff's Office at (434) 332-9580; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.campbell.va.us/310/Sheriffs-Office.
Where are people arrested in Campbell County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Campbell County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Campbell County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Campbell 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.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Campbell County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Campbell 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; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at co.campbell.va.us.
Is this the official Campbell 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.