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Law Enforcement Agencies in Kanawha County, West Virginia

28 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 28 law enforcement agencies in Kanawha County, West Virginia: the county sheriff's office, 15 city or town police departments, 4 state police posts, 2 campus police departments and 6 other agencies.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Kanawha County

  • Kanawha County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI WV0200000 · NIBRS since 1998

City and Town Police Departments in Kanawha County

  • Belle Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0200100 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Cedar Grove Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0201600 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Charleston Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0200200 · NIBRS since 1998
  • Chesapeake Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0200700 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Clendenin Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0201400 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Dunbar Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0200300 · NIBRS since 1998
  • East Bank Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0201100 · NIBRS since 2000
  • Glasgow Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0201300 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Handley Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0201800 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Marmet Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0200800 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Montgomery Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0100300 · NIBRS since 1998
  • Nitro Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0200400 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Pratt Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0201700 · NIBRS since 1999
  • South Charleston Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0200600 · NIBRS since 1998
  • St. Albans Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WV0200500 · NIBRS since 1999

State Police in Kanawha County

  • State Police, Parkway Authority: Kanawha CountyState police · ORI WVWSP6200 · NIBRS since 1999
  • State Police: Bureau of Criminal Investigation AcademyState police · ORI WVWSP9500 · NIBRS since 2006
  • State Police: QuincyState police · ORI WVWSP0600 · NIBRS since 1998
  • State Police: South CharlestonState police · ORI WVWSP4600 · NIBRS since 1998

State Agencies in Kanawha County

  • Capitol Protective ServicesState agency · ORI WV0203400 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Department of Natural Resources: HeadquartersState agency · ORI WV0201900
  • Department of Natural Resources: Kanawha CountyState agency · ORI WV0202100 · NIBRS since 2002
  • State Fire Marshal: Kanawha CountyState agency · ORI WV0202200 · NIBRS since 2002

College and University Police in Kanawha County

  • Bridge Valley Technical CollegeCollege or university police · ORI WV0204200 · NIBRS since 2020
  • West Virginia State UniversityCollege or university police · ORI WV0202000 · NIBRS since 1998

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Kanawha County

  • Kanawha County Parks and RecreationOther agency · ORI WV0202700 · NIBRS since 2002
  • Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network TeamOther agency · ORI WV0203600 · NIBRS since 2003

Where People Arrested in Kanawha County Are Held

In most U.S. counties, adults arrested by city police, the sheriff or state troopers are booked into the county jail first. Some larger cities run their own holding jail, so if a person is not on the county roster, call the arresting department.

Law Enforcement in Other West Virginia Counties

Agency names, types and ORI codes come from the FBI Crime Data Explorer agency list, retrieved November 2026. NIBRS dates show when an agency began reporting incident-level crime data to the FBI.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many police departments are in Kanawha County?
The FBI lists 28 law enforcement agencies in Kanawha County, including 15 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Kanawha County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Kanawha County that is the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. See Kanawha County Jail on this site for the jail's roster or contact details.
What is an ORI number?
An ORI is the nine-character identifier the FBI assigns to each law enforcement agency for crime reporting, for example WV0204200. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.