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.
Vance County, North Carolina, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Vance County depends on where the incident happened: the Vance 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: Vance County public records, Vance County arrest records, Vance County warrants, Vance County inmate search, Vance County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Vance 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 Vance County that is the Vance 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 Kerr Lake (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Vance County Sheriff's Office
The Vance County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 95 violent and 334 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 907 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 252-438-3923. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vancecountysheriff.org/detention-center (page title: DETENTION CENTER | vancecountysheriff), phone 252-438-3923, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Vance County
The one city the FBI lists in Vance County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Henderson: 156 violent and 723 property crimes reported for 2025; 833 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: Vance County in 2025
The two agencies in Vance County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 251 violent and 1,057 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Vance County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,740 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 Vance County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Vance 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 Vance 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 Vance County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 252-438-3923. 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 Vance 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.