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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026.
King William County, Virginia, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the King William County Sheriff's Office, one city agency 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 King William 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: King William County public records, Virginia arrest records, Virginia inmate search and Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in King William County
The King William County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for King William County. It reported 189 arrests for 2025.
The FBI lists one city in King William County with a reporting agency of its own:
- West Point, 3,529 residents: 30 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.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in King William County: the King William County State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in King William County
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts 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.
- King William County Sheriff's Office: 189 for 2025, 184 for 2024, 193 for 2023, 216 for 2022, 181 for 2021 and 198 for 2020.
- West Point: 30 for 2025, 33 for 2024, 32 for 2023, 44 for 2022, 52 for 2021 and 43 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 219 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 219 in 2025 against 217 in 2024, up 0.9 percent.
Through July 2026, the two agencies with every month so far on file reported 127 arrests, against 130 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in King William County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in King William 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.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the King William County Sheriff's Office at kwc.gov/601/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | King William County, VA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 King William County
An arrest in King William County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: Online Case Information System, the Virginia courts' free statewide case search, which shows whether charges were filed; the Commonwealth's Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at kwc.gov/187/Commonwealths-Attorney, phone 804-769-4211).
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 King William 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 King William County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in West Point: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by the King William 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, 804-769-4211, handles discovery for pending cases.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at kwc.gov/394/FOIA-Request (page title: FOIA Request | King William County, VA).
- 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 King William County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for West Point, the one city in King William County.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the King William Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in King William County each year?
The King William County Sheriff's Office reported 189 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the two agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 219 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in King William County?
Ask the King William County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at kwc.gov/601/Sheriffs-Office.
Where are people arrested in King William County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the King William County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in King William County?
The court files of criminal cases in the King William 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 King William County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the King William 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 kwc.gov/394/FOIA-Request.
Is this the official King William 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.