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.
Davidson County, North Carolina, has about 178,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Davidson County depends on where the incident happened: the Davidson 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.
Related guides: Davidson County public records, Davidson County arrest records, Davidson County warrants, Davidson County inmate search, Davidson County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Davidson 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 Davidson County that is the Davidson 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 High Point Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Davidson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Davidson County here.
Reports from the Davidson County Sheriff's Office
The Davidson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 133 violent and 845 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,865 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at www2.co.davidson.nc.us/DCInmates (page title: Davidson County Sheriff's Office), 2511 E US Hwy 64 Lexington, NC 27292, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Davidson County
The three cities the FBI lists in Davidson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Thomasville: 810 arrests reported for 2024.
- Lexington: 93 violent and 569 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,029 arrests reported for 2025. The Lexington police records page is at lexingtonnc.gov/city-services/police/faqs-lexington-police-departme..., phone (336) 243-3302 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Denton: 3 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025; 87 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: Davidson County in 2025
The three agencies in Davidson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 229 violent and 1,446 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Davidson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,981 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 co.davidson.nc.us/1045/Record-Request-Form (page title: Record Request Form | Davidson County, NC).
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 Davidson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Davidson 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.