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 September 30, 2026.
Gilmer County, West Virginia, has about 7,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office, one city agency and four 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 Gilmer 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: Gilmer County public records, West Virginia arrest records, West Virginia inmate search and West Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Gilmer County
The Gilmer County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Gilmer County. It reported 49 arrests for 2024, its latest complete year.
One city in Gilmer County reports its arrests to the FBI separately:
- Glenville, 1,054 residents: 14 arrests reported for 2023.
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.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Gilmer County: Glenville State College (campus police); the Department of Natural Resources in Gilmer County and the State Fire Marshal in Gilmer County (state agency); the Glenville State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Gilmer County
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.
- Gilmer County Sheriff's Office: 49 for 2024, 41 for 2023 and 10 for 2020; 2021 and 2022 are missing months.
- Glenville: 14 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 55 arrests that year.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County goes to the regional jail that serves Gilmer County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 29 people, down from about 30 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 27 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 Gilmer County Sheriff's Office at gilmercountywv.gov/cms.aspx?Name=Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Gilmer County, WV), phone (304) 462-7441, 10 Howard Street Phone: (304) 462-7441 Glenville, WV 26351, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Gilmer County
For Gilmer County the place to look is the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at gilmercounty.wv.gov/countygovernmentagencies/Pages/countyprosecutin..., phone 304-462-7007).
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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at (304) 462-7441.
- An arrest in Glenville: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by Glenville State College, the Department of Natural Resources in Gilmer County or the State Fire Marshal in Gilmer County: the records office of the agency involved.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-462-7007, handles discovery for pending cases.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the State Police Criminal Identification Bureau.
Cities in Gilmer County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for one of the two cities in Gilmer County: Glenville. Sand Fork has no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the regional jail and the case goes to the Gilmer County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Gilmer County each year?
The Gilmer County Sheriff's Office reported 49 arrests to the FBI for 2024. For 2023, the latest year most of the agencies in Gilmer County sent in full, the two with every month on file reported 55 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Gilmer County?
Ask the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office at (304) 462-7441; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gilmercountywv.gov/cms.aspx?Name=Sheriff.
Where are people arrested in Gilmer County booked?
In the regional jail that serves Gilmer County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Are arrest records public in Gilmer County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Gilmer 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 Gilmer County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Gilmer 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 Gilmer 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.