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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Greenbrier County depends on where the incident happened: the Greenbrier 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: Greenbrier County public records, Greenbrier County arrest records, Greenbrier County warrants, Greenbrier County inmate search, Greenbrier County property records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County that is the Greenbrier 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 Lewisburg State Police and the Rainelle State Police in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force (other agency) and the Department of Natural Resources in Greenbrier County and the State Fire Marshal in Greenbrier County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office
The Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 81 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 304-647-6634. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at greenbrierwv.gov/agencies/sheriff/27 (page title: Sheriff | Agencies | Greenbrier County WV | Greenbrier County, West Virginia), phone 304-647-6634, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Greenbrier County
The six cities the FBI lists in Greenbrier County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Lewisburg: 184 arrests reported for 2020.
- White Sulphur Springs: 2 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 139 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ronceverte: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rainelle.
- Alderson: 0 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rupert: 1 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.
How Many Reports: Greenbrier County in 2025
The three agencies in Greenbrier County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 38 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Greenbrier County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 150 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at greenbrierwv.gov/agencies/foia-requests/80 (page title: FOIA Requests | Agencies | Greenbrier County WV | Greenbrier County, West Virginia).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-647-6616, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Greenbrier County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Lewisburg State Police and the Rainelle State Police in Greenbrier County.
How do I get a report from the Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 304-647-6634. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Greenbrier 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.