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.
Lewis County, West Virginia, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lewis County depends on where the incident happened: the Lewis 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: Lewis County public records, Lewis County arrest records, Lewis County warrants, Lewis County inmate search, Lewis County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lewis 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 Lewis County that is the Lewis 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 Weston State Police in Lewis County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Mountain Lakes Drug and Violent Crime Unit (other agency) and the State Fire Marshal in Lewis County and the Department of Natural Resources in Lewis County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lewis County Sheriff's Office
The Lewis County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 76 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 304-269-8251. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lewiscountywv.org/shindex.html (page title: Lewis County Sheriff's Office), phone 304-269-8251, 117 Court Avenue Weston, WV 26452, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lewis County
The one city the FBI lists in Lewis County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Weston: 9 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2024; 14 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Lewis County in 2024
The two agencies in Lewis County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 25 violent and 55 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lewis County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 102 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 Lewis County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Weston State Police in Lewis County.
How do I get a report from the Lewis County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 304-269-8251. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Lewis 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.