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 30, 2026.
Morgan County, West Virginia, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Morgan County depends on where the incident happened: the Morgan 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: Morgan County public records, Morgan County arrest records, Morgan County warrants, Morgan County inmate search, Morgan County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Morgan 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 Morgan County that is the Morgan 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 Berkeley Springs State Police in Morgan 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 Morgan County and the State Fire Marshal Morgan County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 101 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (304)258-1067. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at morgancountywv.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Morgan County West Virginia), phone (304)258-1067, 226 Gayle Drive Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Morgan County
The FBI lists no city in Morgan County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Bath (Berkeley Springs) and Paw Paw.
How Many Reports: Morgan County in 2025
The two agencies in Morgan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13 violent and 37 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Morgan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 101 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (304)258-8621, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Morgan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Berkeley Springs State Police in Morgan County.
How do I get a report from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (304)258-1067. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Morgan 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.