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 September 25, 2026.
Giles County, Virginia, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Giles County depends on where the incident happened: the Giles 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Giles County public records, Giles County arrest records, Giles County warrants, Giles County inmate search, Giles County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Giles 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 Giles County that is the Giles 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 Giles County State Police in Giles County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Giles County Sheriff's Office
The Giles County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 138 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 800-682-0707. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gilessd.com (page title: Welcome to the Giles County Sheriff's Department), phone 800-682-0707, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Giles County
The four cities the FBI lists in Giles County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Pearisburg: 0 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 87 arrests reported for 2025.
- Narrows: 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pembroke: 0 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rich Creek: 3 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 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.
How Many Reports: Giles County in 2025
The five agencies in Giles County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 133 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Giles County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 245 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Giles County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Giles 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 Giles 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 Giles County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Giles County State Police in Giles County.
How do I get a report from the Giles County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 800-682-0707. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Giles 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.