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.
King William County, Virginia, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from King William County depends on where the incident happened: the King William 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: King William County public records, King William County arrest records, King William County warrants, King William County inmate search, King William County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from King William County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In King William County that is the King William 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 King William County State Police in King William County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the King William County Sheriff's Office
The King William County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 26 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 189 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in King William County
The one city the FBI lists in King William County with a reporting agency of its own:
- West Point: 6 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 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.
How Many Reports: King William County in 2025
The two agencies in King William County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 32 violent and 54 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in King William County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 219 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at kwc.gov/394/FOIA-Request (page title: FOIA Request | King William County, VA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 804-769-4211, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in King William County?
From the agency whose officer took it: 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.
How long does an agency in King William 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 King William County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the King William County State Police in King William County.
How do I get a report from the King William 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 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.