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 9, 2026.
Marshall County, West Virginia, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Marshall County depends on where the incident happened: the Marshall 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: Marshall County public records, Marshall County arrest records, Marshall County warrants, Marshall County inmate search, Marshall County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Marshall 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 Marshall County that is the Marshall 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 Moundsville State Police in Marshall County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Marshall County Drug Task Force (other agency) and the Department of Natural Resources in Marshall County and the State Fire Marshal in Marshall County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Wheeling Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Marshall County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marshall County here.
Reports from the Marshall County Sheriff's Office
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 27 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriffmarshallcounty.org/current-inmate-roster (page title: Private Site), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Marshall County
The five cities the FBI lists in Marshall County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Moundsville: 20 violent and 187 property crimes reported for 2025; 393 arrests reported for 2025.
- McMechen: 0 arrests reported for 2024.
- Glen Dale: 4 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 65 arrests reported for 2025.
- Benwood.
- Cameron: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Marshall County in 2025
The four agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 31 violent and 222 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 485 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) 845-3580, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Marshall County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Moundsville State Police in Marshall County.
How do I get a report from the Marshall 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 Marshall 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.