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 September 30, 2026.
Marion County, West Virginia, has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Marion County depends on where the incident happened: the Marion 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: Marion County public records, Marion County arrest records, Marion County warrants, Marion County inmate search, Marion County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Marion 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 Marion County that is the Marion 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 Fairmont State Police in Marion County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one campus police department and one other agency in Marion County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Marion County Sheriff's Office
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 41 violent and 168 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 216 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (304) 367-5300. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at marioncountywv.com/departments/sheriff_law_office/index.php (page title: Marion County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement), phone (304) 367-5300, 316 Monroe Street Jacobs Building 1st Floor Fairmont, WV 26554, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Marion County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Marion County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Fairmont: 75 violent and 260 property crimes reported for 2022; 384 arrests reported for 2025. The Fairmont police department's page is at fairmontwv.gov/m/directory/department?did=6, phone 304-366-4200 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Mannington: 10 arrests reported for 2023.
- Barrackville: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Monongah: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rivesville.
- White Hall: 3 violent and 228 property crimes reported for 2022; 192 arrests reported for 2025.
- Farmington.
- Fairview: 1,152 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: Marion County in 2022
The three agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 119 violent and 656 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,032 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-367-5380, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Marion County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Fairmont State Police in Marion County.
How do I get a report from the Marion County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (304) 367-5300. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Marion 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.