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.
Floyd County, Virginia, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Floyd County depends on where the incident happened: the Floyd 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: Floyd County public records, Floyd County arrest records, Floyd County warrants, Floyd County inmate search, Floyd County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Floyd 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 Floyd County that is the Floyd 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 Floyd County State Police in Floyd County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Floyd County Sheriff's Office
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 49 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 281 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (540) 745-9334. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at floydcova.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Floyd County, VA), phone (540) 745-9334, Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
How Many Reports: Floyd County in 2025
The one agency in Floyd County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 49 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office reported 281 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 floydcova.gov/foia (page title: Freedom of Information Act Requests | Floyd County, VA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, (540) 745-9369, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Floyd County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Floyd 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 Floyd 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 Floyd County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Floyd County State Police in Floyd County.
How do I get a report from the Floyd County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (540) 745-9334. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Floyd 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.