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 on September 24, 2026.
Doddridge County, West Virginia, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Doddridge County depends on where the incident happened: the Doddridge 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Doddridge 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 Doddridge County that is the Doddridge 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 West Union State Police in Doddridge County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Department of Natural Resources in Doddridge County and the State Fire Marshal in Doddridge County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Doddridge County Sheriff's Office
The Doddridge County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 22 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 70 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 304-873-1944. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at doddridgecountywv.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Doddridge County WV | Doddridge County West Virginia | Doddridge County Commission | Government | Li), phone 304-873-1944, 99 Court Street, Suite 3, West Union, WV 26456, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Doddridge County
The one city the FBI lists in Doddridge County with a reporting agency of its own:
- West Union.
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: Doddridge County in 2025
The one agency in Doddridge County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 22 violent and 21 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Doddridge County Sheriff's Office reported 70 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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, 304-873-1737, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Doddridge County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Doddridge 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 Doddridge 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 Doddridge County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the West Union State Police in Doddridge County.
How do I get a report from the Doddridge County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 304-873-1944. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Doddridge 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.