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 2, 2026.
Buncombe County, North Carolina, has about 279,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Buncombe County depends on where the incident happened: the Buncombe 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 Buncombe County
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.
In Buncombe County that is the Buncombe 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 agency list also places one campus police department, one other agency and two state agencies in Buncombe County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 223 violent and 1,137 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,220 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at buncombenc.gov/663/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Buncombe County, NC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Buncombe County
The six cities the FBI lists in Buncombe County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Asheville: 716 violent and 4,179 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,833 arrests reported for 2025. The Asheville police records page is at ashevillenc.gov/department/police/police-reports, phone (828) 252-1110 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Black Mountain: 2 violent and 96 property crimes reported for 2025; 142 arrests reported for 2025.
- Woodfin: 20 violent and 83 property crimes reported for 2025; 164 arrests reported for 2025.
- Weaverville: 4 violent and 119 property crimes reported for 2025; 146 arrests reported for 2020.
- Biltmore Forest: 1 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 57 arrests reported for 2025.
- Montreat: 1,153 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: Buncombe County in 2025
The six agencies in Buncombe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 966 violent and 5,625 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Buncombe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,569 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at buncombenc.gov/1218/911-Records-Requests (page title: 911 Records Requests | Buncombe County, NC).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 828-259-3410, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Buncombe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Buncombe 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 Buncombe 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 Buncombe 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 Buncombe 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.