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.
Davie County, North Carolina, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Davie County is held at the county jail, run by the Davie 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: Davie County public records, Davie County arrest records, Davie County warrants, Davie County criminal records, Davie County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Davie County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Davie County is held at the county jail, run by the Davie County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Davie County Sheriff's Office at dcsonc.com/index.html (page title: DAVIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | Davie County Sheriff's Office), phone 336.751.6238, 132 Government Center Drive Mocksville, NC 27028, 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 336.751.6238.
The Davie County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 74 people, up from about 65 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 64 beds, and it ran at 102 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Davie County has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Davie County Jail
The Davie County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Davie County.
The Davie County Sheriff's Office reported 896 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Davie 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 Davie 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 Davie County?
Ask the Davie County Sheriff's Office at 336.751.6238; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dcsonc.com/index.html.
How many people are in the Davie County jail?
About 74 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 64 beds.
What is the phone number for the Davie County jail?
336.751.6238, the number on the page of the Davie County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Davie 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 Davie 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.