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 on September 23, 2026.
Henrico County, Virginia, has about 339,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Henrico County Police Department and three campus, state or other agencies. 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 Henrico 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Henrico County public records, Virginia arrest records, Virginia inmate search and Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Henrico County
The Henrico County Police Department is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Henrico County. It reported 8,375 arrests for 2025.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Henrico County: J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (campus police); the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (state agency); the Henrico County State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests The Henrico County Police Department 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.
- Henrico County Police Department: 8,375 for 2025, 8,826 for 2024, 9,032 for 2023, 9,274 for 2022, 8,704 for 2021 and 8,862 for 2020.
The Henrico County Police Department's 8,375 arrests in 2025 were down 5.1 percent from 8,826 in 2024.
Through July 2026, Henrico County Police Department reported 4,675 arrests, against 4,832 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Henrico County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Henrico 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 2025 the jail held about 1,060 people, down from about 1,230 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 742 beds, and it ran at 125 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 Henrico County Police Department at henricosheriff.org/search/mobilepage.aspx (page title: Mobile Page), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Henrico County
Whether someone was arrested in Henrico County, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the case index of the Henrico Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at henrico.gov/services/criminal-cases-circuit-court, phone (804) 501-4202); the Commonwealth's Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at henrico.gov/com-atty, phone (804) 501-4218).
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 Henrico County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. 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 Henrico County Police Department: ask its records unit.
- An arrest by J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission or the Henrico 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, (804) 501-4218, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Henrico Circuit Court, through the court records page at henrico.gov, phone (804) 501-4202.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at henrico.gov (page title: Copy Requests of Public Records | Henrico County, Virginia).
- Your own statewide record: a request to the State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange; a check on someone else needs their signed consent.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Henrico County each year?
The Henrico County Police Department reported 8,375 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Henrico County?
Ask the Henrico County Police Department; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at henricosheriff.org/search/mobilepage.aspx.
Where are people arrested in Henrico County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Henrico County Police Department; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Henrico County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Henrico 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 Henrico County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Henrico County Police Department 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 henrico.gov.
Is this the official Henrico 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.