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 25, 2026.
Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, has about 943,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Charlotte 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, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Charlotte
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
Inside Charlotte that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department).
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments and one other agency in Mecklenburg County, each with a records office of its own.
The Stallings Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Mecklenburg County, so its arrests are not broken out for Mecklenburg County here.
Reports from the Charlotte Police
For Charlotte, SearchSystems opened and checked the Charlotte police records page at charlottenc.gov/cmpd/ePolicing-Resources/Records (page title: Records | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department), Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Charlotte had 5,787 violent and 35,372 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 12,564 arrests for 2025.
What the North Carolina Public Records Act Requires
The North Carolina Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at pi.mecknc.gov/Services/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Public Information Department).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 704-686-0700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Charlotte?
From the agency that took it. The Charlotte police records page is at charlottenc.gov.
How long does an agency in Charlotte 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.
Is this the official Charlotte 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.