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 on September 23, 2026.
Forsyth County, North Carolina, has about 398,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Forsyth County depends on where the incident happened: the Forsyth 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: Forsyth County public records, Forsyth County arrest records, Forsyth County warrants, Forsyth County criminal records, Forsyth County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Forsyth 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 Forsyth County that is the Forsyth 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 other agency and three campus police departments in Forsyth County, each with a records office of its own.
The King Police Department and the High Point Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Forsyth County, so their arrests are not broken out for Forsyth County here.
Reports from the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 236 violent and 1,382 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,998 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Forsyth County
The two cities the FBI lists in Forsyth County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Winston-Salem: 1,915 violent and 7,782 property crimes reported for 2025; 7,243 arrests reported for 2025. The Winston-Salem police department's page is at cityofws.org/319/Police-Department, phone 336-779-6300 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Kernersville: 67 violent and 817 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,175 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: Forsyth County in 2025
The three agencies in Forsyth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,218 violent and 9,981 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Forsyth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,416 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Forsyth County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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.