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.
Scotland County, North Carolina, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Scotland County depends on where the incident happened: the Scotland 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: Scotland County public records, Scotland County arrest records, Scotland County warrants, Scotland County inmate search, Scotland County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Scotland 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.
In Scotland County that is the Scotland 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 Maxton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Scotland County, so its arrests are not broken out for Scotland County here.
Reports from the Scotland County Sheriff's Office
The Scotland County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 114 violent and 295 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 667 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 910-276-3385. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at scotlandcountysheriff.com/inmate-search (page title: INMATE SEARCH), phone 910-276-3385, 212 Biggs St., Laurinburg, NC 28352, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Scotland County
The two cities the FBI lists in Scotland County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Laurinburg: 191 violent and 665 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,151 arrests reported for 2025. The Laurinburg police department's page is at laurinburg.org/public-safety/police/services, phone 919-861-3098 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Wagram.
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: Scotland County in 2025
The two agencies in Scotland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 305 violent and 960 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Scotland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,818 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 scotlandcounty.org/830/Request-a-Public-Record (page title: Request a Public Record | Scotland County, NC).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Scotland County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Scotland County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 910-276-3385. 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 Scotland 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.