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 between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Brunswick County, North Carolina, has about 167,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brunswick County is held at the county jail, run by the Brunswick 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: Brunswick County public records, Brunswick County arrest records, Brunswick County warrants, Brunswick County criminal records, Brunswick County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Brunswick County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brunswick County is held at the county jail, run by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office at brunswicksheriff.com/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Brunswick County Sheriff's Office), phone 910-253-2777, 70 Stamp Act Drive, Bolivia, NC 28422, 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 910-253-2777.
The Brunswick County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 340 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 440 beds, and it ran at 78 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brunswick County has about 167,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brunswick County Jail
The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Leland, Oak Island, Boiling Spring Lakes, Shallotte, Sunset Beach, Southport and six more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Brunswick County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office's 870 for 2025, Leland's 281 for 2025 and Oak Island's 117 for 2024.
Together, the ten agencies in Brunswick County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,357 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 Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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 Brunswick County?
Ask the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office at 910-253-2777; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at brunswicksheriff.com/detention-center.
How many people are in the Brunswick County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 440 beds.
What is the phone number for the Brunswick County jail?
910-253-2777, the number on the page of the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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.