Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Albemarle, North Carolina, in Stanly County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Albemarle is held at the county jail, run by the Stanly County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Albemarle public records, Stanly County inmate search, Albemarle arrest records, Albemarle warrants, Albemarle criminal records, Albemarle court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Albemarle
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Albemarle is held at the county jail, run by the Stanly County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Stanly County Sheriff's Office at stanlysheriff.us/inmateList (page title: Inmates | Stanly County Sheriff’s Office NC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Stanly County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 120 people, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 131 beds, and it ran at 99 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Stanly County has about 67,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Stanly County Jail
The Stanly County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Albemarle (filed by the FBI as Albemarle Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Albemarle.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Stanly County: the State Park Rangers at Morrow Mountain (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Norwood's 1,153 for 2025, Oakboro's 1,153 for 2025 and Stanfield's 1,153 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Stanly County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,774 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Albemarle arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Stanly County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, whose inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Albemarle?
Look on the custody page of the Stanly County Sheriff's Office at stanlysheriff.us/inmateList. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Stanly County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 131 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Stanly County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Albemarle website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.