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 28, 2026.
Mason County, West Virginia, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mason County depends on where the incident happened: the Mason 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: Mason County public records, Mason County arrest records, Mason County warrants, Mason County inmate search, Mason County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mason 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 Mason County that is the Mason 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 Point Pleasant State Police in Mason 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 State Fire Marshal in Mason County and the Department of Natural Resources in Mason County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Mason County Sheriff's Office
The Mason County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 304-675-3838. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mason County
The three cities the FBI lists in Mason County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Point Pleasant: 3 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Haven: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mason: 2 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 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.
How Many Reports: Mason County in 2025
The three agencies in Mason County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 91 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Mason County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,183 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
The West Virginia Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-675-5734, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mason County?
From the agency whose officer took it: 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.
How long does an agency in Mason 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 Mason County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Point Pleasant State Police in Mason County.
How do I get a report from the Mason County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 304-675-3838. 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.