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 2, 2026.
Cumberland County, Virginia, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cumberland County depends on where the incident happened: the Cumberland 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Cumberland County public records, Cumberland County arrest records, Cumberland County warrants, Cumberland County inmate search, Cumberland County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cumberland 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 Cumberland County that is the Cumberland 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 Cumberland County State Police in Cumberland County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Farmville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Cumberland County, so its arrests are not broken out for Cumberland County here.
Reports from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 122 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmates.cumberlandcounty.revize.com/bookings (page title: Inmate Locator | Cumberland_County_ME_Inmates_App), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
How Many Reports: Cumberland County in 2025
The one agency in Cumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8 violent and 32 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office reported 122 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 working days, at a charge of the actual cost of searching and copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at cumberlandcounty.virginia.gov/287/Freedom-of-Information-Act-FOIA-R... (page title: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests | Cumberland County, VA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 804-492-4018, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cumberland County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Cumberland County State Police in Cumberland County.
How do I get a report from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Cumberland 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.