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.
Northampton County, Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Northampton County depends on where the incident happened: the Northampton 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: Northampton County public records, Northampton County arrest records, Northampton County warrants, Northampton County inmate search, Northampton County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Northampton 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 Northampton County that is the Northampton 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 Northampton County State Police in Northampton County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Northampton County Sheriff's Office
The Northampton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 54 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 757-678-0460. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.northampton.va.us/government/departments_elected_offices/sheriff... (page title: Sheriff's Office | Northampton County), phone 757-678-0460, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Northampton County
The three cities the FBI lists in Northampton County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Exmore: 5 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 46 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cape Charles: 2 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 6 arrests reported for 2025.
- Eastville: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: Northampton County in 2025
The four agencies in Northampton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25 violent and 35 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Northampton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 108 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 co.northampton.va.us/i_want_to_/request_ (page title: Request… | Northampton County).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Northampton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Northampton 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 Northampton 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 Northampton County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Northampton County State Police in Northampton County.
How do I get a report from the Northampton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 757-678-0460. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Northampton 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.