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 on September 30, 2026.
Wirt County, West Virginia, has about 4,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wirt County depends on where the incident happened: the Wirt 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: Wirt County public records, Wirt County arrest records, Wirt County warrants, Wirt County inmate search, Wirt County property records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wirt 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 Wirt County that is the Wirt 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 carries the Department of Natural Resources in Wirt County and the State Fire Marshal in Wirt County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Wirt County Sheriff's Office
The Wirt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 23 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 304-275-4222. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at wirtcounty.wv.gov/countygovernmentagencies/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: County Sheriff), phone 304-275-4222, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Wirt County
The FBI lists no city in Wirt County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Elizabeth.
How Many Reports: Wirt County in 2025
The one agency in Wirt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1 violent and 7 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Wirt County Sheriff's Office reported 23 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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, 304-275-8901, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wirt County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wirt 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 Wirt County have to answer?
Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Wirt County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 304-275-4222. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Wirt 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.