Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Bertie County, North Carolina, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bertie County is held at the county jail, run by the Bertie County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Bertie County public records, Bertie County arrest records, Bertie County warrants, Bertie County criminal records, Bertie County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Bertie County
The county jail, run by the Bertie County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bertie County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bertie County Sheriff's Office at co.bertie.nc.us/departments/sheriff/sheriff.html (page title: Bertie County, NC), phone (252) 794-5330, 222 County Farm Rd. Windsor, NC 27983, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (252) 794-5330.
The Bertie County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 38 people, down from about 41 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 41 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bertie County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bertie County Jail
The Bertie County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Windsor, Aulander and Lewiston Woodville make the arrests that end in a booking in Bertie County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Aulander's 1,153 for 2025, Lewiston Woodville's 1,153 for 2025 and the Bertie County Sheriff's Office's 342 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Bertie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,726 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Bertie County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Bertie County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, whose inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bertie County?
Ask the Bertie County Sheriff's Office at (252) 794-5330; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.bertie.nc.us.
How many people are in the Bertie County jail?
About 38 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 41 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bertie County jail?
(252) 794-5330, the number on the page of the Bertie County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bertie County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Bertie 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.