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.
Highland County, Virginia, has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Highland County depends on where the incident happened: the Highland 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: Highland County public records, Highland County arrest records, Highland County warrants, Highland County inmate search, Highland County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Highland 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 Highland County that is the Highland 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 Highland County State Police in Highland County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Highland County Sheriff's Office
The Highland County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 20 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at highlandcova.org/sheriff%E2%80%99s-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Highland County, VA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Cities in Highland County
The FBI lists no city in Highland County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Monterey.
How Many Reports: Highland County in 2025
The one agency in Highland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1 violent and 18 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Highland County Sheriff's Office reported 20 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 Highland County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Highland 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 Highland 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 Highland County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highland County State Police in Highland County.
How do I get a report from the Highland County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Highland 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.