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.
Camden County, North Carolina, 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 Camden County depends on where the incident happened: the Camden 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Camden County public records, Camden County arrest records, Camden County warrants, Camden County inmate search, Camden County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Camden 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 Camden County that is the Camden 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 the State Park Rangers at Dismal Swamp (state agency), with a records office of its own.
The Elizabeth City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Camden County, so its arrests are not broken out for Camden County here.
Reports from the Camden County Sheriff's Office
The Camden County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 70 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 207 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at camdenncsheriff.com (page title: About Camden County Jail, NC, Sheriff's Office), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
How Many Reports: Camden County in 2024
The one agency in Camden County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 25 violent and 70 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Camden County Sheriff's Office reported 207 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at camdencountync.gov/310/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Camden County, NC).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Camden County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Camden 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 Camden 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 Camden 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 Camden 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.