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 9, 2026.
Wake County, North Carolina, has about 1.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wake County depends on where the incident happened: the Wake 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: Wake County public records, Wake County arrest records, Wake County warrants, Wake County inmate search, Wake County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wake 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 Wake County that is the Wake 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 agency list also places four other agencies, three campus police departments and six state agencies in Wake County, each with a records office of its own.
The Angier Police Department and the Durham Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Wake County, so their arrests are not broken out for Wake County here.
Reports from the Wake County Sheriff's Office
The Wake County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 255 violent and 1,001 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,251 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at wakeso.policetocitizen.com/Inmates (page title: Police To Citizen), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wake County
The 12 cities the FBI lists in Wake County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Raleigh: 2,007 violent and 11,725 property crimes reported for 2025; 25,147 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cary: 138 violent and 1,783 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,326 arrests reported for 2025. The Cary police records page is at carync.gov/services-publications/police/records, phone 919-861-3098 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Apex: 42 violent and 632 property crimes reported for 2025; 666 arrests reported for 2023. The Apex police department's page is at apexpdnc.policetocitizen.com (verified September 25, 2026).
- Wake Forest: 50 violent and 599 property crimes reported for 2025; 684 arrests reported for 2025.
- Holly Springs: 45 violent and 359 property crimes reported for 2025; 461 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fuquay-Varina: 38 violent and 228 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,157 arrests reported for 2025.
- Garner: 173 violent and 1,299 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,472 arrests reported for 2025.
- Morrisville: 28 violent and 768 property crimes reported for 2025; 237 arrests reported for 2025. The Morrisville police records page is at morrisvillenc.gov/Public-Safety/Police/Reports-and-Requests/Request... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Knightdale: 46 violent and 513 property crimes reported for 2025; 590 arrests reported for 2025. The Knightdale police records page is at knightdalenc.gov/police/police-reports, phone 919-217-2261 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Wendell: 19 violent and 196 property crimes reported for 2025; 202 arrests reported for 2025. The Wendell police records page is at townofwendellnc.gov/departments/police/monthly_reports.php, phone (919) 365-4444 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Rolesville: 10 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025; 146 arrests reported for 2025. The Rolesville police records page is at rolesvillenc.gov/police/police-reports (verified September 25, 2026).
- Zebulon: 44 violent and 253 property crimes reported for 2025; 137 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: Wake County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Wake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,895 violent and 19,398 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 12 agencies in Wake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33,810 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 wake.gov/departments-government/communications-office/public-record... (page title: Public Records Requests | Wake County Government).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wake County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wake 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 Wake 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 Wake 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 Wake 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.