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 4, 2026.
Grant County, West Virginia, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grant County depends on where the incident happened: the Grant 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: Grant County public records, Grant County arrest records, Grant County warrants, Grant County inmate search, Grant County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Grant County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Grant County that is the Grant 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 carries the State Fire Marshal in Grant County and the Department of Natural Resources in Grant County (state agency) and Potomac Highlands Drug and Violent Crime Task Force (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Grant County Sheriff's Office
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 115 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 304-257-1818. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at grantcountywv.org/agencies/county-sheriff.php (page title: Grant County West Virgina), phone 304-257-1818, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Grant County
The one city the FBI lists in Grant County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Petersburg.
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: Grant County in 2023
The one agency in Grant County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 2 violent and 5 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office reported 59 arrests to the FBI for 2023, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grant County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Grant 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 Grant County have to answer?
Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Grant County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 304-257-1818. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Grant 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.