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 October 9, 2026.
Lumberton, North Carolina, in Robeson County, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lumberton 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: Lumberton public records, Robeson County police reports, Lumberton arrest records, Lumberton warrants, Lumberton inmate search, Lumberton criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lumberton
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 Lumberton that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Lumberton Police Department); outside it, the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the State Park Rangers at Lumber River (state agency) and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lumberton Police
For Lumberton, SearchSystems opened and checked the Lumberton police department's page at lumbertonnc.gov/m/directory/department?did=17 (page title: Staff Directory, Police), phone 910-671-3889, 1305 Godwin Avenue Lumberton, NC 28358, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Lumberton had 236 violent and 1,588 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,214 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office
The Robeson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 2,120 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at robesoncoso.policetocitizen.com/Inmates (page title: Police To Citizen), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (910) 272-5910, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lumberton?
From the agency that took it. The Lumberton police department's page is at lumbertonnc.gov/m/directory/department?did=17, phone 910-671-3889; the sheriff's reports come from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Lumberton 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 Robeson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Lumberton 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.