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 October 2, 2026.
Fayette County, West 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 Fayette County depends on where the incident happened: the Fayette 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: Fayette County public records, Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County warrants, Fayette County inmate search, Fayette County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Fayette 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 Fayette County that is the Fayette 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 Gauley Bridge State Police and the Oak Hill State Police in Fayette County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Department of Natural Resources in Fayette County and the State Fire Marshal in Fayette County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 30 violent and 146 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 190 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Fayette County
The six cities the FBI lists in Fayette County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Oak Hill: 7 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025; 234 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fayetteville: 2 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025; 47 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ansted.
- Mount Hope.
- Montgomery: 9 violent and 91 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gauley Bridge.
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: Fayette County in 2025
The four agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 48 violent and 324 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 478 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at erls.wvsos.gov/FOIA_Entry/SearchedEntryDetails?entryId=36275 (page title: West Virginia Secretary of State | Enterprise Registration & Licensing System).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Fayette County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Gauley Bridge State Police and the Oak Hill State Police in Fayette County.
How do I get a report from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Fayette 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.