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 October 9, 2026.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pittsylvania County depends on where the incident happened: the Pittsylvania 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: Pittsylvania County public records, Pittsylvania County arrest records, Pittsylvania County warrants, Pittsylvania County criminal records, Pittsylvania County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County that is the Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County State Police in Pittsylvania County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office
The Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 819 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pittsylvania County
The three cities the FBI lists in Pittsylvania County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Gretna: 1 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hurt: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Chatham: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 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: Pittsylvania County in 2025
The three agencies in Pittsylvania County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1 violent and 18 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Pittsylvania County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 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 pittsylvaniacountyva.nextrequest.com (page title: Request For RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pittsylvania County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Pittsylvania County State Police in Pittsylvania County.
How do I get a report from the Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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.