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.
Guilford County, North Carolina, has about 559,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Guilford County depends on where the incident happened: the Guilford 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: Guilford County public records, Guilford County arrest records, Guilford County warrants, Guilford County inmate search, Guilford County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Guilford 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 Guilford County that is the Guilford 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 four campus police departments and one other agency in Guilford County, each with a records office of its own.
The Kernersville Police Department, the Burlington Police Department and the Archdale Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Guilford County, so their arrests are not broken out for Guilford County here.
Reports from the Guilford County Sheriff's Office
The Guilford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 202 violent and 827 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,382 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (336) 641-2700. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at guilfordcountync.gov/government/sheriffs-office/detention-centers (page title: Detention Centers | Guilford County), phone (336) 641-2700, 201 S Edgeworth St. Tuesday through Friday: Greensboro Detention Center Greensboro, NC 27401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Guilford County
The three cities the FBI lists in Guilford County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Greensboro: 2,177 violent and 9,248 property crimes reported for 2025; 6,307 arrests reported for 2025. The Greensboro police department's page is at greensboro-nc.gov/departments/police/i-want-to, phone 336-412-7300 (verified September 25, 2026).
- High Point: 623 violent and 2,359 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,107 arrests reported for 2025. The High Point police records page is at highpointnc.gov/1321/Police-Reports (verified September 25, 2026).
- Gibsonville: 16 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025; 136 arrests reported for 2025. The Gibsonville police department's page is at gibsonvillepolice.com/frequently-asked-questions, phone 336-449-6677 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Guilford County in 2025
The four agencies in Guilford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,018 violent and 12,516 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Guilford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,932 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 guilfordcountync.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 336-641-3852, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Guilford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Guilford 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 Guilford 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 Guilford County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (336) 641-2700. 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 Guilford 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.