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.
Monroe County, West Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Monroe County depends on where the incident happened: the Monroe 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Monroe 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 Monroe County that is the Monroe 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 Union State Police in Monroe 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 Monroe County and the State Fire Marshal in Monroe County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Alderson Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Monroe County, so its arrests are not broken out for Monroe County here.
Reports from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 26 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search (page title: Offender Search | mcso-html), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Cities in Monroe County
The FBI lists no city in Monroe County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Peterstown and Union.
How Many Reports: Monroe County in 2025
The one agency in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 13 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported 26 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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, 304-772-3083, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Monroe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Union State Police in Monroe County.
How do I get a report from the Monroe 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 Monroe 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.