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.
Wythe County, Virginia, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wythe County depends on where the incident happened: the Wythe 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: Wythe County public records, Wythe County arrest records, Wythe County warrants, Wythe County inmate search, Wythe County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wythe 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 Wythe County that is the Wythe 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 Wythe County State Police in Wythe County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Wythe County Sheriff's Office
The Wythe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 101 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 388 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 276-223-6000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at wytheco.org/170/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Wythe County, VA), phone 276-223-6000, 245 S 4th Street Wytheville, VA 24382, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wythe County
The two cities the FBI lists in Wythe County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Wytheville: 322 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rural Retreat: 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 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: Wythe County in 2025
The two agencies in Wythe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13 violent and 105 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Wythe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 711 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wythe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wythe 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 Wythe 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 Wythe County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Wythe County State Police in Wythe County.
How do I get a report from the Wythe County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 276-223-6000. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 working days.
Is this the official Wythe 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.