West Virginia Public Records

• Where can I find if someone has a warrant for their arrest in West Virginia?
  The following search is available to the public from the West Virginia State Police's website: West Virginia State Police Most Wanted West Virginia State Police Cold Case Files WV Division of Corrections Parole Absconders Web Link US Marshals Service 15 Most Wanted West Virginia Eastern Panhandle Most Wanted FBI's Web Site with Most Wanted
• Where can I find in West Virginia, access to criminal records?
  You can begin by seeing which criminal records you can get before using the WV state police’s check or other services that will search for you. For some criminal records, doing your search can provide more information, such as getting an entire case file from criminal courts, requesting complete police arrest reports, and individuals still in custody or released from a facility. There are procedures and policies imposed by police departments and courts to provide even public records. Although relatively low, individual departments can also charge a fee to provide public records. Is your search specific to a county? Few counties? Or the entire state of West Virginia? Individual local departments hold many records. Therefore an address search is a good starting point. However, that should not limit the search as people get arrested in various areas that would not appear in address searches. Records can provide information you are initially looking for or lead to more. Remember that you are conducting your search, and there will be work going from one department/records office to another.
• Where can I find out how to correct an error on my criminal record in West Virginia?
  The form: Petition for Expungement of Criminal Records Provided Under WV Code has the information in eight pages online. You can either look it up by searching the form's name or by the West Virginia Judiciary's site and search for "Expungement of Criminal Record."
• Where can I find people who earn over 65,000 per year in West Virginia?
  Begin with the bureau of labor statistics, which covers all state's non-farm payroll data detailed for all states. You can see earnings by industry, demographics, occupation, and other parameters. There is a webpage called " Occupational Employment Statistics," an open-view chart that you can sort by salary.
• How do I find out in West Virginia charges, warrants, and arrest reports on my son?
  Check the department's arrest log; I can't say without knowing the county. The WV regional jail and authority publishes arrests, some pretrial and others post-conviction. You will not see charges, but you will be able to get the case number and location of the facility. The information includes whether the person in custody is a pretrial felon or a misdemeanor.
• How do I find out if I have a warrant in West Virginia?
  It depends on the county or court which issued it. Kanawha County Sheriff's webpage has an open online warrant search anyone can look up. Nicholas county sheriffs in Summersville, WV, also have an open warrants search.
• How can I find out what time my court date is in West Virginia?
  Check the court dockets online. You can look up from the state's Supreme to county district courts.
• How do I find out in West Virginia if someone got arrested?
  You can find arrests and police activity in various department logs and through periodicals such as news reports published regularly. Depending on the county or city, you can also view persons in custody. The West Virginia regional jail and correctional facility authority have a web page that provides public searches for inmates and daily incarcerations. These searches also include mug shots of people held in custody.
• Where in West Virginia can I find court proceedings?
  For federal cases, you can check filings by using the search underneath [West Virginia Free Court Records Search]. You'll need to check with that particular county or court of jurisdiction for lower circuit courts. The searches may not even be online, and you may be required to go to the physical location's records department.
• How do I obtain an arrest record of someone that was released already in West Virginia?
  You can either check court records in the county (if you know the county) or run a background check and look up the state at once. Depending on how thorough you want to be, you can even go to the courthouse in person and look at the entire case file. Criminal case filings are public records open for inspection by anyone other than a few exceptions, such as if the courts sealed them.
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• West Virginia Criminal Records:
  Where and How to Request Criminal Record Checks.
• West Virginia Court Records:
  Criminal cases, civil filings, divorces, bankruptcy and judgments.
• West Virginia Sex Offenders:
  Location and information of convicted sex offenders and predators by neighborhood.
• West Virginia Prison and Jail Inmates:
  Database of available photos and details of jailed inmates in custody.
• West Virginia Official Website:
  Government department official public web-portal.
• West Virginia Public Records Request:
  A written request form inquiring about a public record may be used in finding specific files - the more descriptive, the more likely the record will be found.
• West Virginia Birth Records:
  Certified or informational copy requests from official departments.
• West Virginia Freedom of Information Act:
  Statutes pertaining to public's right access to government meetings and records.
• West Virginia Constitution:
  Political processes, amendments, proposals adopted by the state legislature, legal and political organizations.

• Total Violent Crime:
  5,674
• Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter:
  78
• Rape:
  754
• Robbery:
  378
• Aggravated Assault:
  4,464
• Total Property Crime:
  28,376
• Burglary:
  5,891
• Larceny Theft:
  20,066
• Motor Vehicle Theft:
  2,419

• Information About People and Demographics

• Total population of persons residing within the state
  1,852,994
• Estimate of the state's total residency
  1,808,344
• Percentage change of the total resident population
  3%
• Net change of residents' total population
  44,650
• Complete count of statewide resident population
  1,808,344
• Population estimate of residents less than 5 years of age
  105,976
• Estimated percentage of residents that are less than 5 years of age
  6%
• Estimate of residents that are less than 18 years of age
  386,449
• Estimated percentage of residents that are less than 18 years of age
  21%
• Percentage estimate of residents that are 65 years of age and older
  16%
• Estimate of residents that are 65 years of age and older
  287,557
• Total estimate percentage of female residents
  51%
• State's white resident population
  1,739,988
• State's black resident population
  63,124
• State's American Indian and Alaska Native resident populations
  3,787
• State's Asian resident population
  12,406
• State's Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander resident population
  428
• Statewide resident population of two or more races
  27,142
• Statewide resident population of Hispanic or Latino origin
  22,268
• Non Hispanic white resident population
  1,726,256
• Statewide percentage of white residents
  94%
• Statewide percentage of black residents
  3%
• Statewide percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  0%
• Statewide percentage of Asian residents
  1%
• Statewide percentage of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
  0%
• Statewide percentage of Two or more races
  2%
• Statewide percentage of Hispanic or Latino Origin
  1%
• Statewide percentage of non Hispanic white
  93%

• Vital Statistics

  Births and deaths occurring in West Virginia
• Births
  21,994
• Deaths
  21,086
• Infant death occurring within the state of persons one year of age or less
  164
• Percentage of persons with the same residence of one year or more
  87%

• Resident Background Information

  Education and background history of West Virginia Residents
• Percentage of foreign born population in the state
  1%
• Percentage of residents 5 years of age and older that speak languages other than English at home
  2%
• Percentage of persons from 25 years of age and older with high a school education or higher
  82%
• Percentage of persons from 25 years of age and older with bachelor's degree or higher
  17%
• Total number of Veterans
  171,080

• Current Housing and Real Estate Data

  Households located in West Virginia
• Average time spent commuting to work for person 16 years and over not working from their personal residence
  25 Min
• Housing unit estimates
  893,771
• Net change of housing units estimates
  49,148
• Housing unit estimates - percentage change
  6%
• Percentage of the state's housing units being occupied by owners
  74%
• Median value of the state's housing units being occupied by owners
  $91,400
• Percentage of housing in structure of multi dwelling units
  12%
• Total number of households
  746,419
• Average size of households
  2

• West Virginia Employment Data

  Income, earnings and payrolls of people residing within the State
• Per capita income in the past 12 months in dollars adjusted to inflation
  $20,891
• Statewide income of median households in West Virginia
  $37,423
• Percentage of persons living in poverty
  18%
• The personal income of persons employed
  $53,181
• Per capita income of persons employed
  $29,385
• Labor force of civilian workers
  797,943
• The unemployment of the civilian labor force
  63,374
• The rate of unemployed civilian labor force
  8%
• Employment of person relating to all industries
  921,898
• Net change of employment in all industries
  35,278
• People employed by the government
  152,533
• Earnings by persons working in all industries
  36,277,776
• Average earnings per job in all industries
  39,351
• Number of private non farm establishments
  39,641