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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Cabell County, West Virginia, has about 91,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cabell County depends on where the incident happened: the Cabell 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 West 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: Cabell County public records, Cabell County arrest records, Cabell County warrants, Cabell County inmate search, Cabell County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cabell 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 Cabell County that is the Cabell 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 Huntington State Police in Cabell County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, two state agencies and one campus police department in Cabell County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cabell County Sheriff's Office
The Cabell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 53 violent and 335 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 292 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 304-526-8663. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cabellcounty.org/departments/sheriff.php (page title: Cabell County Sheriff's Office), phone 304-526-8663, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cabell County
The three cities the FBI lists in Cabell County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Huntington: 298 violent and 1,498 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,383 arrests reported for 2025.
- Barboursville: 7 violent and 124 property crimes reported for 2025; 121 arrests reported for 2025.
- Milton: 126 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Cabell County in 2025
The three agencies in Cabell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 358 violent and 1,957 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Cabell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,796 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
The West Virginia Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-526-8653, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cabell County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cabell County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
How long does an agency in Cabell County have to answer?
Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Cabell County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Huntington State Police in Cabell County.
How do I get a report from the Cabell County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 304-526-8663. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Cabell 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.