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 September 28, 2026.
Greene County, Virginia, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Greene 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 Greene 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: Greene County public records, Virginia arrest records, Virginia inmate search and Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Greene County
The Greene County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Greene County. It reported 413 arrests for 2025.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Greene County: the Greene County State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests The Greene 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.
- Greene County Sheriff's Office: 413 for 2025, 524 for 2024, 445 for 2023, 382 for 2022, 332 for 2021 and 415 for 2020.
The Greene County Sheriff's Office's 413 arrests in 2025 were down 21 percent from 524 in 2024.
Through July 2026, Greene County Sheriff's Office reported 195 arrests, against 239 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Greene County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greene County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 69 people, up from about 57 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 66 beds, and it ran at 92 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 Greene County Sheriff's Office at greenecountyva.gov/245/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Greene County, VA), phone 434-985-2222, 10005 Spotswood Trail Stanardsville, VA 22973, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Virginia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Greene County
An arrest in Greene County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Greene Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at vacourts.gov/courts/circuit/greene/home, phone (434) 985-5208); the Commonwealth's Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at greenecountyva.gov/244/Commonwealths-Attorney, phone 434-985-5212).
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 Greene 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 Greene County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 434-985-2222.
- An arrest by the Greene County State Police: the records office of the agency involved.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 434-985-5212, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Greene Circuit Court, through the court records page at vacourts.gov/courts/circuit/greene/home, phone (434) 985-5208.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at greenecountyva.gov (page title: COUNTY OF GREENE Request for Public Records Pursuant to the).
- 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 Greene County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists no city in Greene 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 Greene Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Greene County each year?
The Greene County Sheriff's Office reported 413 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Greene County?
Ask the Greene County Sheriff's Office at 434-985-2222; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at greenecountyva.gov/245/Sheriffs-Office.
Where are people arrested in Greene County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Greene County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Greene County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Greene 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 Greene County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Greene 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 greenecountyva.gov.
Is this the official Greene 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.