Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Calhoun County, West Virginia, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and three campus, state or other agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the regional jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Calhoun County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Calhoun County public records, West Virginia arrest records, West Virginia inmate search and West Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Calhoun County
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Calhoun County. It reported 53 arrests for 2020, its latest complete year.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Calhoun County: the Grantsville State Police (state police); the State Fire Marshal in Calhoun County and the Department of Natural Resources in Calhoun County (state agency).
How Many Arrests The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Calhoun County Sheriff's Office: 53 for 2020 and 53 for 2019.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Calhoun County Are Held
West Virginia closed its county jails in favor of regional jails run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, so a person held after an arrest in Calhoun County goes to the regional jail that serves Calhoun County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 20 people, down from about 22 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 19 beds, and it ran at 110 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at calhouncounty.wv.gov/countygovernmentagencies/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: County Sheriff), phone 304-354-6333, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Calhoun County
An arrest in Calhoun County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Calhoun County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/calhoun_county, phone 304-927-2372); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at calhouncounty.wv.gov/countygovernmentagencies/Pages/countyprosecuti..., phone 304-354-6170).
West Virginia does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the West Virginia State Police goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Calhoun County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying.
- An arrest by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 304-354-6333.
- An arrest by the Grantsville State Police, the State Fire Marshal in Calhoun County or the Department of Natural Resources in Calhoun County: the records office of the agency involved.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-354-6170, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Calhoun County Circuit Court, through the court records page at courtswv.gov, phone 304-927-2372.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the State Police Criminal Identification Bureau.
Cities in Calhoun County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists no city in Calhoun County with an arrest reporting agency of its own; the counts above are the county agencies'.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the regional jail and the case goes to the Calhoun County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Calhoun County each year?
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office reported 53 arrests to the FBI for 2020, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Calhoun County?
Ask the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at 304-354-6333; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at calhouncounty.wv.gov.
Where are people arrested in Calhoun County booked?
In the regional jail that serves Calhoun County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Are arrest records public in Calhoun County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Calhoun County Circuit Court are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the West Virginia State Police is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Calhoun County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Calhoun 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.
Is this the official Calhoun 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.