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.
Tarboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tarboro 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: Tarboro public records, Edgecombe County police reports, Tarboro arrest records, Tarboro warrants, Tarboro inmate search, Tarboro criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Tarboro
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 Tarboro that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Tarboro Police Department); outside it, the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office.
The Whitakers Police Department, the Rocky Mount Police Department and the Sharpsburg Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Edgecombe County, so their arrests are not broken out for Edgecombe County here.
Reports from the Tarboro Police
For Tarboro, SearchSystems opened and checked the Tarboro police department's page at tarboro-nc.com/departments/police_department/police_operations/inde... (page title: Town Of Tarboro, NC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Tarboro had 43 violent and 221 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 329 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office
The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 54 violent and 216 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 852 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 252-641-7911. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at edgecombecountync.gov/departments/sheriff/index.php (page title: Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office), phone 252-641-7911, 219 Physical Address 3005 Anaconda Rd Tarboro, NC 27886, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tarboro?
From the agency that took it. The Tarboro police department's page is at tarboro-nc.com; the sheriff's reports come from the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Tarboro 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 Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 252-641-7911. 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 Tarboro 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.