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.
Pitt County, North Carolina, has about 181,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pitt County depends on where the incident happened: the Pitt 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: Pitt County public records, Pitt County arrest records, Pitt County warrants, Pitt County inmate search, Pitt County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Pitt 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 Pitt County that is the Pitt 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.
The FBI's list also carries East Carolina University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Pitt County Sheriff's Office
The Pitt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 157 violent and 551 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,871 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at apps.pittcountync.gov/apps/detention/detainee (page title: Detainee Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pitt County
The five cities the FBI lists in Pitt County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Greenville: 432 violent and 2,278 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,538 arrests reported for 2025. The Greenville police records page is at greenvillenc.gov/269/Police-Reports, phone 252-329-4325 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Winterville: 19 violent and 84 property crimes reported for 2025; 279 arrests reported for 2024.
- Ayden: 18 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025; 287 arrests reported for 2025.
- Farmville: 19 violent and 119 property crimes reported for 2025; 324 arrests reported for 2025.
- Grifton: 6 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 56 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: Pitt County in 2025
The six agencies in Pitt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 651 violent and 3,155 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Pitt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,076 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pitt County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pitt 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 Pitt 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 Pitt 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 Pitt 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.