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 September 23, 2026.
New Kent County, Virginia, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from New Kent County depends on where the incident happened: the New Kent 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: New Kent County public records, New Kent County arrest records, New Kent County warrants, New Kent County criminal records, New Kent County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from New Kent 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 New Kent County that is the New Kent 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 New Kent County State Police in New Kent County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the New Kent County Sheriff's Office
The New Kent County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 47 violent and 123 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 710 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
How Many Reports: New Kent County in 2025
The one agency in New Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 47 violent and 123 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The New Kent County Sheriff's Office reported 710 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 New Kent County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the New Kent 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 New Kent 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 New Kent County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the New Kent County State Police in New Kent County.
How do I get a report from the New Kent 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 New Kent 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.