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.
Alamance County, North Carolina, has about 183,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Alamance County depends on where the incident happened: the Alamance County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Alamance County
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.
In Alamance County that is the Alamance County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries Elon University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Gibsonville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Alamance County, so its arrests are not broken out for Alamance County here.
Reports from the Alamance County Sheriff's Office
The Alamance County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 138 violent and 472 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,839 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (336) 570-6317. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.alamancecountync.gov/divisions/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Alamance County Sheriffs Office), phone (336) 570-6317, 109 S Maple St, Graham, NC 27253, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Alamance County
The five cities the FBI lists in Alamance County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Burlington: 399 violent and 1,657 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,577 arrests reported for 2025. The Burlington police records page is at burlingtonnc.gov/FormCenter/Police-Report-Request-3, phone (336) 229-3521 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mebane: 79 violent and 556 property crimes reported for 2025; 278 arrests reported for 2025. The Mebane police records page is at cityofmebanenc.gov/question/how-do-i-obtain-a-copy-of-a-police-report, phone (919) 563-9031 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Graham: 58 violent and 292 property crimes reported for 2025; 516 arrests reported for 2025. The Graham police department's page is at cityofgraham.com/police, phone 336-229-3500 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Elon: 6 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025; 100 arrests reported for 2025. The Elon police department's page is at townofelon.com/services/police/faqs.php, phone 336.584.1301 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Haw River: 4 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025; 115 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Alamance County in 2025
The six agencies in Alamance County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 684 violent and 3,093 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Alamance County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,425 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Alamance County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Alamance County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Alamance County 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 Alamance County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (336) 570-6317. 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 Alamance County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.