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.
Hampshire County, West Virginia, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hampshire County depends on where the incident happened: the Hampshire 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: Hampshire County public records, Hampshire County arrest records, Hampshire County warrants, Hampshire County inmate search, Hampshire County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hampshire 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 Hampshire County that is the Hampshire 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 Romney State Police in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County and the State Fire Marshal in Hampshire County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hampshire County Sheriff's Office
The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 55 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 113 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hampshiresheriffs.com (page title: Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home), Monday: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hampshire County
The two cities the FBI lists in Hampshire County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Romney: 6 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2023; 38 arrests reported for 2024.
- Capon 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: Hampshire County in 2023
The two agencies in Hampshire County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 26 violent and 65 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hampshire County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 122 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hampshire County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Romney State Police in Hampshire County.
How do I get a report from the Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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.