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.
Surry County, Virginia, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Surry County depends on where the incident happened: the Surry 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.
Related guides: Surry County public records, Surry County arrest records, Surry County warrants, Surry County inmate search, Surry County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Surry 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 Surry County that is the Surry 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 Surry County State Police in Surry County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Surry County Sheriff's Office
The Surry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 37 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 49 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 757-294-5264. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at surrycountyva.gov/156/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Surry County, VA), phone 757-294-5264, 45 School Street Surry, VA 23883, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Surry County
The FBI lists no city in Surry County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Claremont, Dendron and Surry.
How Many Reports: Surry County in 2025
The one agency in Surry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9 violent and 37 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Surry County Sheriff's Office reported 49 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at surrycountyva.gov/177/Freedom-of-Information-Act-FOIA-Requests (page title: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests | Surry County, VA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 757-542-8034, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Surry County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Surry 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 Surry 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 Surry County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Surry County State Police in Surry County.
How do I get a report from the Surry County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 757-294-5264. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Surry 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.