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.
Martin County, North Carolina, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Martin County depends on where the incident happened: the Martin 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: Martin County public records, Martin County arrest records, Martin County warrants, Martin County inmate search, Martin County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Martin 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 Martin County that is the Martin 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 Martin County Sheriff's Office
The Martin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 41 violent and 163 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 432 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 252-789-4500. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Martin County
The two cities the FBI lists in Martin County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Williamston: 72 violent and 311 property crimes reported for 2025; 446 arrests reported for 2025.
- Robersonville: 29 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Martin County in 2025
The two agencies in Martin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 113 violent and 474 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Martin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 878 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 martincountymn.nextrequest.com (page title: Martin County Records Request PortalNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Martin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 252-789-4500. 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 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.