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 24, 2026.
Greensville County, Virginia, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Greensville County depends on where the incident happened: the Greensville 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: Greensville County public records, Greensville County arrest records, Greensville County warrants, Greensville County inmate search, Greensville County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Greensville 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 Greensville County that is the Greensville 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 Greensville County State Police in Greensville County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Greensville County Sheriff's Office
The Greensville County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 247 arrests for 2021.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (434) 348-4200. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at greensvillecountyva.gov/departments/courts___legal/sheriff_s_office... (page title: Greensville County, VA), phone (434) 348-4200, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Greensville County
The FBI lists no city in Greensville County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Jarratt.
How Many Reports: Greensville County in 2025
The one agency in Greensville County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15 violent and 56 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Greensville County Sheriff's Office reported 247 arrests to the FBI for 2021, 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 greensvillecountyva.gov/how_do_i/request/copies_of_county_documents... (page title: Greensville County, VA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, (434) 348-4285, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Greensville County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Greensville 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 Greensville 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 Greensville County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Greensville County State Police in Greensville County.
How do I get a report from the Greensville County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (434) 348-4200. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Greensville 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.