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.
Summers 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 Summers County depends on where the incident happened: the Summers 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Summers 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 Summers County that is the Summers 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 Hinton State Police in Summers 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 Summers County and the State Fire Marshal in Summers County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Summers County Sheriff's Office
The Summers County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 48 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (304) 466-7111. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at summerscountywv.gov/sheriffsoffice (page title: Summers County Commission | Sheriff's Office), phone (304) 466-7111, 123 Temple Street, Suite 100, Hinton, WV 25951, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Summers County
The one city the FBI lists in Summers County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Hinton: 49 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.
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) 466-7110, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Summers County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Summers 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 Summers 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 Summers County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hinton State Police in Summers County.
How do I get a report from the Summers County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (304) 466-7111. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Summers 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.