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.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, has about 1.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mecklenburg County depends on where the incident happened. 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 cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Mecklenburg 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.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments and one other agency in Mecklenburg County, each with a records office of its own.
The Stallings Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Mecklenburg County, so its arrests are not broken out for Mecklenburg County here.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mecklenburg County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Mecklenburg County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Charlotte: 5,787 violent and 35,372 property crimes reported for 2025; 12,564 arrests reported for 2025. The Charlotte police records page is at charlottenc.gov/cmpd/ePolicing-Resources/Records (verified September 25, 2026).
- Huntersville: 79 violent and 752 property crimes reported for 2025; 330 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cornelius: 44 violent and 337 property crimes reported for 2025; 255 arrests reported for 2025. The Cornelius police records page is at cornelius.org/police/divisions/records_division.php, phone 704-892-1363 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Matthews: 32 violent and 747 property crimes reported for 2025; 363 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mint Hill: 36 violent and 237 property crimes reported for 2025; 502 arrests reported for 2025.
- Davidson: 4 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2025; 41 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pineville: 83 violent and 882 property crimes reported for 2025; 429 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: Mecklenburg County in 2025
The seven agencies in Mecklenburg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,065 violent and 38,374 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Mecklenburg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14,484 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at pi.mecknc.gov/Services/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Public Information Department).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 704-686-0700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mecklenburg County?
From the agency whose officer took it: for most arrests in Mecklenburg County, the Stallings Police Department. 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 Mecklenburg 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.
Is this the official Mecklenburg 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.