Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Cary is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, with about 183,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Cary offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 town office pages for Cary, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Cary records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Cary: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Wake County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Wake County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Cary police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Cary police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Cary police records.
- Website: carync.gov/services-publications/police/records (page title: Records | Town of Cary)
- Phone: 919-861-3098
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the town police. They are in the Wake County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Cary Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: carync.gov (page title: Town of Cary)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Cary
North Carolina public records law applies to the town government of Cary. The town runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: carync.gov/mayor-council/town-council/public-records (page title: Public Records | Town of Cary)
- Phone: 919-469-4000
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Wake County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Wake County. The Wake County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Cary website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Cary offices listed above, and the town's own website is carync.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Cary?
Request it from the Cary police records unit at carync.gov, phone 919-861-3098. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Cary?
Cary cases are heard by the courts that serve Wake County, and people arrested in Cary are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Wake County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Cary?
Through the town's records request page at carync.gov, phone 919-469-4000. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.