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.
Graham County, North Carolina, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Graham County depends on where the incident happened: the Graham 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Graham County public records, Graham County arrest records, Graham County warrants, Graham County inmate search, Graham County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Graham 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 Graham County that is the Graham 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.
Reports from the Graham County Sheriff's Office
The Graham County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 167 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 182 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (828) 479-3352. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at grahamcounty.org/sheriff.html (page title: Graham County, NC), phone (828) 479-3352, 11 Court St, Robbinsville, NC 28771, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Cities in Graham County
The FBI lists no city in Graham County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Robbinsville, Lake Santeetlah and Fontana Dam.
How Many Reports: Graham County in 2022
The one agency in Graham County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 20 violent and 167 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Graham County Sheriff's Office reported 182 arrests to the FBI for 2022, 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 Graham County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Graham 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 Graham 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 Graham County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (828) 479-3352. 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 Graham 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.