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 on October 9, 2026.
Lancaster 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 Lancaster County depends on where the incident happened: the Lancaster 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: Lancaster County public records, Lancaster County arrest records, Lancaster County warrants, Lancaster County inmate search, Lancaster County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lancaster 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 Lancaster County that is the Lancaster 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 Lancaster County State Police in Lancaster County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 36 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 220 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lancastersheriff.com (page title: Lancaster County Sheriff's Office | Virginia), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lancaster County
The two cities the FBI lists in Lancaster County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Kilmarnock: 1 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 arrests reported for 2025.
- White Stone: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Lancaster County in 2025
The three agencies in Lancaster County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 37 violent and 70 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lancaster County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 243 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lancaster County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Lancaster County State Police in Lancaster County.
How do I get a report from the Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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.