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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Webster County, West Virginia, has about 7,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Webster County Sheriff's Office, one city agency and three campus, state or other agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the regional jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Webster County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Webster County public records, West Virginia arrest records, West Virginia inmate search and West Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Webster County
The Webster County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Webster County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Webster County: the State Fire Marshal in Webster County and the Department of Natural Resources in Webster County (state agency); the Upperglade State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Webster Springs Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Webster Springs: 1,152 for 2025, 1,152 for 2024, 1,146 for 2023, 1,132 for 2022, 919 for 2021 and 1,146 for 2020.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Webster County Are Held
West Virginia closed its county jails in favor of regional jails run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, so a person held after an arrest in Webster County goes to the regional jail that serves Webster County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 26 people, down from about 30 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 25 beds, and it ran at 110 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Webster County Sheriff's Office at webstercounty.wv.gov/countygovernmentagencies/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: County Sheriff), phone 304-847-2006, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Webster County
Whether someone was arrested in Webster County, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the case index of the Webster County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courtswv.gov/court-record-access, phone 304-587-2546); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at webstercounty.wv.gov/countygovernmentagencies/Pages/countyprosecuti..., phone 304-847-7164).
West Virginia does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the West Virginia State Police goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Webster County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying.
- An arrest by the Webster County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 304-847-2006.
- An arrest by the State Fire Marshal in Webster County, the Upperglade State Police or the Department of Natural Resources in Webster County: the records office of the agency involved.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-847-7164, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Webster County Circuit Court, through the court records page at courtswv.gov/court-record-access, phone 304-587-2546.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the State Police Criminal Identification Bureau.
Cities in Webster County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists no city in Webster County with an arrest reporting agency of its own; the counts above are the county agencies'. The FBI's list also carries the Webster Springs Police Department as a city agency in Webster County; Webster Springs is not among the cities above.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the regional jail and the case goes to the Webster County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Webster County each year?
Webster Springs reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Webster County?
Ask the Webster County Sheriff's Office at 304-847-2006; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at webstercounty.wv.gov.
Where are people arrested in Webster County booked?
In the regional jail that serves Webster County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Are arrest records public in Webster County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Webster County Circuit Court are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the West Virginia State Police is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Webster County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Webster 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.
Is this the official Webster 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.