Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Mason County, West Virginia, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Mason County Sheriff's Office, three city agencies and three campus, state or other agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the regional jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Mason County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Mason County public records, West Virginia arrest records, West Virginia inmate search and West Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Mason County
The Mason County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Mason County.
The FBI lists three cities in Mason County with a reporting agency of their own, with the Census population and what each reported:
- Point Pleasant, 3,886 residents: 18 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Haven, 1,414 residents: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mason, 834 residents: 13 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.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Mason County: the State Fire Marshal in Mason County and the Department of Natural Resources in Mason County (state agency); the Point Pleasant State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Mason County
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- New Haven: 1,152 for 2025, 1,152 for 2024, 1,146 for 2023, 1,132 for 2022, 919 for 2021 and 1,146 for 2020.
- Point Pleasant: 18 for 2025 and 12 for 2020; 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 are missing months.
- Mason: 13 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,183 arrests that year. The one of them with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 1,152 in 2025 against 1,152 in 2024.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Mason County Are Held
West Virginia closed its county jails in favor of regional jails run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, so a person held after an arrest in Mason County goes to the regional jail that serves Mason County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 58 people, down from about 77 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 60 beds, and it ran at 101 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Mason County Sheriff's Office at masoncountywv.gov/government/mason-county-sheriff (page title: Mason County Sheriff | Mason County), phone 304-675-3838, 200 Sixth Street Point Pleasant, WV 25550, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Mason County
Whether someone was arrested in Mason County, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the case index of the Mason County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mason_county, phone 304-927-2372); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at masoncountywv.gov/government/mason-county-prosecuting-attorney, phone 304-675-5734).
West Virginia does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the West Virginia State Police goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Mason County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying.
- An arrest by the Mason County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 304-675-3838.
- An arrest in Point Pleasant, New Haven or Mason: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by the State Fire Marshal in Mason County, the Department of Natural Resources in Mason County or the Point Pleasant State Police: the records office of the agency involved.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-675-5734, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Mason County Circuit Court, through the court records page at courtswv.gov, phone 304-927-2372.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the State Police Criminal Identification Bureau.
Cities in Mason County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for three of the six cities in Mason County: Point Pleasant, New Haven and Mason. Hartford City, Henderson and Leon have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the regional jail and the case goes to the Mason County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Mason County each year?
New Haven reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the three agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 1,183 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Mason County?
Ask the Mason County Sheriff's Office at 304-675-3838; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at masoncountywv.gov.
Where are people arrested in Mason County booked?
In the regional jail that serves Mason County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Are arrest records public in Mason County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Mason County Circuit Court are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the West Virginia State Police is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Mason County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Mason 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.
Is this the official Mason 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.