West Virginia
West Virginia's 55 sheriffs are constitutional officers. Each county
has a Deputy Sheriff Civil Service Commission under
W. Va. Code Art. 7-14,
but this is an employment board for deputy hiring and discipline —
not a civilian oversight body. No West Virginia county has a
civilian body with authority to review the sheriff's conduct toward
the public.
Sheriff oversight
0/55 counties with a dedicated body
0 reports from those bodies
Other oversight
0 Civil Grand Jury reports
0 statewide oversight reports
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Population, budget, $ per resident, staffing, and jail capacity across all 55 counties.
Counties
| # | County | Status (date) | Started (date) | LE capability | Independence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Barbour | — | — | — | — | |
| 02 | Berkeley | — | — | — | — | |
| 03 | Boone | — | — | — | — | |
| 04 | Braxton | — | — | — | — | |
| 05 | Brooke | — | — | — | — | |
| 06 | Cabell | — | — | — | — | |
| 07 | Calhoun | — | — | — | — | |
| 08 | Clay | — | — | — | — | |
| 09 | Doddridge | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Fayette | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | Gilmer | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | Grant | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | Greenbrier | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Hampshire | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | Hancock | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | Hardy | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Harrison | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | Jackson | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | Jefferson | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | Kanawha | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | Lewis | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | Lincoln | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Logan | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 | Marion | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | Marshall | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | Mason | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | McDowell | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Mercer | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | Mineral | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | Mingo | — | — | — | — | |
| 31 | Monongalia | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | Monroe | — | — | — | — | |
| 33 | Morgan | — | — | — | — | |
| 34 | Nicholas | — | — | — | — | |
| 35 | Ohio | — | — | — | — | |
| 36 | Pendleton | — | — | — | — | |
| 37 | Pleasants | — | — | — | — | |
| 38 | Pocahontas | — | — | — | — | |
| 39 | Preston | — | — | — | — | |
| 40 | Putnam | — | — | — | — | |
| 41 | Raleigh | — | — | — | — | |
| 42 | Randolph | — | — | — | — | |
| 43 | Ritchie | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | Roane | — | — | — | — | |
| 45 | Summers | — | — | — | — | |
| 46 | Taylor | — | — | — | — | |
| 47 | Tucker | — | — | — | — | |
| 48 | Tyler | — | — | — | — | |
| 49 | Upshur | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 | Wayne | — | — | — | — | |
| 51 | Webster | — | — | — | — | |
| 52 | Wetzel | — | — | — | — | |
| 53 | Wirt | — | — | — | — | |
| 54 | Wood | — | — | — | — | |
| 55 | Wyoming | — | — | — | — |