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.
Lee County, North Carolina, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lee County depends on where the incident happened: the Lee 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: Lee County public records, Lee County arrest records, Lee County warrants, Lee County inmate search, Lee County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lee 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 Lee County that is the Lee 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 Lee County Sheriff's Office
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 171 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 955 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 919-718-4567. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at leecountync.gov/lee_county_jail/index.php (page title: Lee County), phone 919-718-4567, 1408 South Horner Blvd Sanford, NC 27330, Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lee County
The two cities the FBI lists in Lee County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Sanford: 58 violent and 708 property crimes reported for 2025; 761 arrests reported for 2025.
- Broadway: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 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: Lee County in 2025
The three agencies in Lee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 93 violent and 891 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,753 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 leecountync.gov/departments/tax_administration/public_records_reque... (page title: Public Record Request).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 919-718-4631, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lee 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 Lee 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 Lee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 919-718-4567. 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 Lee 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.