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 between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Craig County, Virginia, has about 4,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Craig County Sheriff's Office 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 Craig 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: Craig County public records, Virginia arrest records, Virginia inmate search and Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Craig County
The Craig County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Craig County. It reported 37 arrests for 2025.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Craig County: the Craig County State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests The Craig County Sheriff's Office Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them 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.
- Craig County Sheriff's Office: 37 for 2025, 39 for 2024, 42 for 2023, 41 for 2022, 48 for 2021 and 74 for 2020.
Through July 2026, Craig County Sheriff's Office reported 30 arrests, against 18 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Craig County Are Held
The county jail is where a person arrested in Craig County and kept in custody ends up, whichever agency made the arrest, though a city department may hold someone in its own cells first and a person cited and released at the scene is never booked. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 11 people, down from about 18 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 16 beds, and it ran at 109 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 Craig County Sheriff's Office at craigcountyva.gov/182/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Craig County, VA), phone 540-864-5127, 182 Main Street Suite 1 New Castle, VA 24127, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 Craig County
For Craig County the place to look is the case index of the Craig Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/craig/home, phone (540) 864-6141).
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 Craig 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 Craig County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 540-864-5127.
- An arrest by the Craig County State Police: the records office of the agency involved.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Craig Circuit Court, through the court records page at courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/craig/home, phone (540) 864-6141.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at craigcountyva.gov/170/FOIA (page title: FOIA | Craig 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 Craig County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists no city in Craig County with an arrest reporting agency of its own; the counts above are the county agencies'.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Craig Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Craig County each year?
The Craig County Sheriff's Office reported 37 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Craig County?
Ask the Craig County Sheriff's Office at 540-864-5127; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at craigcountyva.gov/182/Sheriffs-Office.
Where are people arrested in Craig County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Craig County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Craig County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Craig 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 Craig County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Craig 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 craigcountyva.gov/170/FOIA.
Is this the official Craig 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.