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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Mingo County, West Virginia, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mingo County depends on where the incident happened: the Mingo 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, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Mingo County public records, Mingo County arrest records, Mingo County inmate search, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mingo 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 Mingo County that is the Mingo 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 Williamson State Police in Mingo 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 Department of Natural Resources in Mingo County and the State Fire Marshal in Mingo County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Mingo County Sheriff's Office
The Mingo County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 85 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mingo County
The five cities the FBI lists in Mingo County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Williamson: 49 arrests reported for 2021.
- Delbarton: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Matewan.
- Gilbert: 30 arrests reported for 2024.
- Kermit: 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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mingo County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mingo 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 Mingo 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 Mingo County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Williamson State Police in Mingo County.
How do I get a report from the Mingo 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 Mingo 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.