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 September 25, 2026.
Macon County, North Carolina, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Macon County depends on where the incident happened: the Macon 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: Macon County public records, Macon County arrest records, Macon County warrants, Macon County criminal records, Macon County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Macon 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 Macon County that is the Macon 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 Macon County Sheriff's Office
The Macon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 772 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Macon County
The two cities the FBI lists in Macon County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Franklin: 9 violent and 109 property crimes reported for 2025; 335 arrests reported for 2025.
- Highlands: 1 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 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: Macon County in 2025
The two agencies in Macon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10 violent and 130 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Macon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 375 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 Macon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon 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.