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 between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Transylvania 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 Transylvania County depends on where the incident happened: the Transylvania 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: Transylvania County public records, Transylvania County arrest records, Transylvania County warrants, Transylvania County inmate search, Transylvania County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Transylvania 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 Transylvania County that is the Transylvania 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 the State Park Rangers at Gorges (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office
The Transylvania County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 26 violent and 144 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 490 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 828-884-3169. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at transylvaniacounty.org/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Transylvania County), phone 828-884-3169, 153 Public Safety Way, Brevard, NC 28712, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Transylvania County
The one city the FBI lists in Transylvania County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Brevard: 11 violent and 85 property crimes reported for 2024; 304 arrests reported for 2023. The Brevard police department's page is at cityofbrevard.com/173/Police, phone 828-883-2212 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Transylvania County in 2024
The two agencies in Transylvania County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 37 violent and 229 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Transylvania County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 837 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Transylvania County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Transylvania 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 Transylvania 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 Transylvania County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 828-884-3169. 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 Transylvania 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.