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 4, 2026.
Franklin County, North Carolina, has about 80,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Franklin County depends on where the incident happened: the Franklin 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County inmate search, Franklin County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Franklin 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 Franklin County that is the Franklin 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 Wake Forest Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Franklin County, so its arrests are not broken out for Franklin County here.
Reports from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 114 violent and 373 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 676 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (919) 496-2186. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at fcsonc.org/detention-complex (page title: Franklin County Sheriff's Office), phone (919) 496-2186, 285 T Kemp Road Louisburg, NC 27549, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Franklin County
The four cities the FBI lists in Franklin County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Louisburg: 19 violent and 187 property crimes reported for 2025; 326 arrests reported for 2025.
- Franklinton: 103 arrests reported for 2024.
- Youngsville: 4 violent and 50 property crimes reported for 2025; 53 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bunn: 2 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Franklin County in 2025
The three agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 137 violent and 610 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,208 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 franklincountync.gov/362/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Franklin County, NC).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Franklin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (919) 496-2186. 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 Franklin 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.