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 24, 2026.
Wood County, West Virginia, has about 83,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wood County depends on where the incident happened: the Wood 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Wood County public records, Wood County arrest records, Wood County inmate search, Wood County property records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wood 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 Wood County that is the Wood 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 Parkersburg State Police in Wood 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 Wood County and the State Fire Marshal in Wood County (state agency) and Parkersburg Narcotics and Violent Crime Task Force (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Wood County Sheriff's Office
The Wood County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 38 violent and 190 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 403 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wood County
The three cities the FBI lists in Wood County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Parkersburg: 77 violent and 683 property crimes reported for 2025; 768 arrests reported for 2025.
- Vienna: 18 violent and 404 property crimes reported for 2025; 368 arrests reported for 2025.
- Williamstown: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
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.
How Many Reports: Wood County in 2025
The four agencies in Wood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 133 violent and 1,280 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Wood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,546 arrests to the FBI that year, 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) 424-1776, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wood County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Parkersburg State Police in Wood County.
How do I get a report from the Wood 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 Wood 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.