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.
Tazewell County, Virginia, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tazewell County depends on where the incident happened: the Tazewell 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Tazewell 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 Tazewell County that is the Tazewell 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 Tazewell County State Police in Tazewell County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Southwest Virginia Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office
The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 31 violent and 221 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 649 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 276-988-5970. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at tazewellcountyva.org/government/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Tazewell County, Virginia), phone 276-988-5970, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tazewell County
The five cities the FBI lists in Tazewell County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Richlands: 29 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025; 263 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bluefield: 6 violent and 142 property crimes reported for 2025; 315 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tazewell: 17 violent and 66 property crimes reported for 2025; 129 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cedar Bluff: 0 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pocahontas: 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: Tazewell County in 2025
The six agencies in Tazewell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 83 violent and 504 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Tazewell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,369 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Commonwealth's Attorney, (276) 385-1240, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tazewell County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tazewell 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Tazewell County State Police in Tazewell County.
How do I get a report from the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 276-988-5970. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Tazewell 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.