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.
Randolph County, North Carolina, has about 148,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Randolph County is held at the county jail, run by the Randolph 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: Randolph County public records, Randolph County arrest records, Randolph County warrants, Randolph County criminal records, Randolph County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Randolph County
The county jail, run by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Randolph County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at randolphcountync.gov/369/Confined-Inmates (page title: Confined Inmates | Randolph County, NC), phone 336-318-6625, 811 New Century Drive Asheboro, NC 27205, 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 336-318-6625.
The Randolph County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 310 people, up from about 280 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 272 beds, and it ran at 104 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Randolph County has about 148,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Randolph County Jail
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Asheboro, Archdale, Randleman, Liberty, Ramseur and Seagrove make the arrests that end in a booking in Randolph County.
The Thomasville Police Department and the High Point Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Randolph County, so their arrests are not broken out for Randolph County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Asheboro's 1,924 for 2025, the Randolph County Sheriff's Office's 1,197 for 2025 and Seagrove's 1,153 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Randolph County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,742 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County?
Ask the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at 336-318-6625; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at randolphcountync.gov/369/Confined-Inmates.
How many people are in the Randolph County jail?
About 310 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 272 beds.
What is the phone number for the Randolph County jail?
336-318-6625, the number on the page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Randolph 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 Randolph 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.