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 2, 2026.
Halifax County, North Carolina, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Halifax County depends on where the incident happened: the Halifax 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: Halifax County public records, Halifax County arrest records, Halifax County warrants, Halifax County inmate search, Halifax County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Halifax 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 Halifax County that is the Halifax 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 list also carries the State Park Rangers at Medoc Mountain (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Halifax County Sheriff's Office
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 72 violent and 320 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 711 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at halifaxncsheriff.com/hcso-detention-center-inmate-search.html (page title: HCSO Detention Center Inmate Search | Halifax County NC Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Halifax County
The five cities the FBI lists in Halifax County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Roanoke Rapids: 120 violent and 560 property crimes reported for 2025; 467 arrests reported for 2025. The Roanoke Rapids police records page is at roanokerapidsnc.gov/rrpd-records-division.html, phone (252) 533-2810 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Enfield: 160 arrests reported for 2021.
- Scotland Neck: 105 arrests reported for 2021.
- Weldon: 7 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 48 arrests reported for 2025.
- Littleton: 1,153 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: Halifax County in 2025
The three agencies in Halifax County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 199 violent and 907 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Halifax County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,379 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 Halifax County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Halifax 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 Halifax 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 Halifax 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 Halifax 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.