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.
Rockbridge County, Virginia, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rockbridge County depends on where the incident happened: the Rockbridge 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County that is the Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County State Police in Rockbridge County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Virginia Military Institute (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office
The Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 214 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 955 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 540-463-7329. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.rockbridge.va.us/147/Sheriff (page title: * | Rockbridge County, VA), phone 540-463-7329, 258 Greenhouse Road Lexington, VA 24450, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Rockbridge County
The FBI lists no city in Rockbridge County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Glasgow and Goshen.
How Many Reports: Rockbridge County in 2025
The one agency in Rockbridge County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 28 violent and 214 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office reported 955 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 540-463-7337, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rockbridge County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Rockbridge County State Police in Rockbridge County.
How do I get a report from the Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 540-463-7329. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Rockbridge 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.