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 October 4, 2026.
Craig County, Virginia, has about 4,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Craig County depends on where the incident happened: the Craig 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Craig County public records, Craig County arrest records, Craig County warrants, Craig County inmate search, Craig County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Craig County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Craig County that is the Craig 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 Craig County State Police in Craig County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Craig County Sheriff's Office
The Craig County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 37 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 540-864-5127. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, 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.
Cities in Craig County
The FBI lists no city in Craig County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is New Castle.
How Many Reports: Craig County in 2025
The one agency in Craig County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 23 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Craig County Sheriff's Office reported 37 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 craigcountyva.gov/170/FOIA (page title: FOIA | Craig County, VA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Craig County?
From the agency whose officer took it: 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.
How long does an agency in Craig 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 Craig County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Craig County State Police in Craig County.
How do I get a report from the Craig County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 540-864-5127. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
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.