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 25, 2026.
Monongalia County, West Virginia, has about 109,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Monongalia County depends on where the incident happened: the Monongalia 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Monongalia 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 Monongalia County that is the Monongalia 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 State Police's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and the Morgantown State Police in Monongalia County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies, three state agencies and one campus police department in Monongalia County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office
The Monongalia County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 52 violent and 170 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 386 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Monongalia County
The four cities the FBI lists in Monongalia County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Morgantown: 73 violent and 517 property crimes reported for 2025; 883 arrests reported for 2025.
- Westover: 6 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025; 154 arrests reported for 2025.
- Star City: 3 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025.
- Granville: 302 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Monongalia County in 2025
The four agencies in Monongalia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 134 violent and 813 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Monongalia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,445 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) 291-7250, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Monongalia County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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 Monongalia County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Police's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and the Morgantown State Police in Monongalia County.
How do I get a report from the Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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.