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 between September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Bessemer City, North Carolina, in Gaston County, has about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bessemer City depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the North Carolina Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Bessemer City public records, Gaston County police reports, Bessemer City arrest records, Bessemer City warrants, Bessemer City inmate search, Bessemer City criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bessemer City
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.
Inside Bessemer City that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Bessemer City Police Department); outside it, the Gaston County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Belmont Abbey College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Kings Mountain Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Gaston County, so its arrests are not broken out for Gaston County here.
Reports from the Bessemer City Police
For Bessemer City, SearchSystems opened and checked the Bessemer City police department's page at bessemercity.com/police-department (page title: Police Department | Bessemer City, NC), phone (704) 629-2235, 132 West Virginia Ave. Bessemer City, NC 28016, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Bessemer City had 18 violent and 86 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 127 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Gaston County Sheriff's Office
The Gaston County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 122 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 704-869-6800. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gastongov.com/m/directory/department?did=137 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff), phone 704-869-6800, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
What the North Carolina Public Records Act Requires
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the agency must answer a request as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at gastonianc.gov/government/public-records-requests.html (page title: City of Gastonia | Public Records Requests).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (704) 852-3113, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bessemer City?
From the agency that took it. The Bessemer City police department's page is at bessemercity.com/police-department, phone (704) 629-2235; the sheriff's reports come from the Gaston County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Bessemer City have to answer?
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act, as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Gaston County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 704-869-6800. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Bessemer City 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.