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 2, 2026.
Sussex County, Virginia, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sussex County depends on where the incident happened: the Sussex 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: Sussex County public records, Sussex County arrest records, Sussex County warrants, Sussex County inmate search, Sussex County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sussex 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 Sussex County that is the Sussex 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 Sussex County State Police in Sussex County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Sussex County Sheriff's Office
The Sussex County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 29 violent and 97 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 186 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 434-597-4400. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sussexcountyva.gov/department/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff's Department | SUSSEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA), phone 434-597-4400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Sussex County
The FBI lists no city in Sussex County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Waverly, Wakefield and Stony Creek.
How Many Reports: Sussex County in 2025
The one agency in Sussex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 violent and 97 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Sussex County Sheriff's Office reported 186 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at sussexcountyva.gov/government/foia-rights (page title: FOIA Rights | SUSSEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, 434-246-1000, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sussex County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sussex 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Sussex County State Police in Sussex County.
How do I get a report from the Sussex County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 434-597-4400. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Sussex 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.