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.
Perquimans County, North Carolina, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Perquimans County is held at the county jail, run by the Perquimans 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Perquimans County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Perquimans County is held at the county jail, run by the Perquimans County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Perquimans County Sheriff's Office at perquimanscountync.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office), phone (252)426-5615, 110 N Church St. / P.O. Box 31 Hertford, NC 27944, 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)426-5615.
The Perquimans County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 35 people, down from about 42 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 46 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Perquimans County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Perquimans County Jail
The Perquimans County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Winfall make the arrests that end in a booking in Perquimans County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Winfall's 1,153 for 2025 and the Perquimans County Sheriff's Office's 364 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Perquimans County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,517 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 Perquimans County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction lists its inmates at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Perquimans County?
Ask the Perquimans County Sheriff's Office at (252)426-5615; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at perquimanscountync.gov/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Perquimans County jail?
About 35 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 46 beds.
What is the phone number for the Perquimans County jail?
(252)426-5615, the number on the page of the Perquimans County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Perquimans 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 Perquimans 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.