Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Martin County, North Carolina, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Martin County is held at the county jail, run by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Martin County public records, Martin County arrest records, Martin County warrants, Martin County criminal records, Martin County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Martin County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Martin County is held at the county jail, run by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Martin County Sheriff's Office at martincountync.gov/departments/sheriff/index.php (page title: Martin County, NC), phone 252-789-4500, 305 East Main Street (Room 126) Williamston, NC 27892, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 252-789-4500.
The Martin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 46 people, down from about 47 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 49 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Martin County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Martin County Jail
The Martin County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Williamston and Robersonville make the arrests that end in a booking in Martin County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Williamston's 446 for 2025, the Martin County Sheriff's Office's 432 for 2025 and Robersonville's 29 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies in Martin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 878 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Martin County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Martin County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, whose inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Martin County?
Ask the Martin County Sheriff's Office at 252-789-4500; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at martincountync.gov.
How many people are in the Martin County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 49 beds.
What is the phone number for the Martin County jail?
252-789-4500, the number on the page of the Martin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Martin County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Martin 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.