NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Randolph County law enforcement
A detailed guide to Randolph County law enforcement, agency jurisdictions, local history, courts, FBI and SBI office coverage, and published crime data.
- County seat
- Asheboro
- Established
- 1779
- Region
- Piedmont
- County government
- Official county website
Randolph County at a glance
Randolph County’s police network includes the county sheriff and municipal departments in Asheboro, Archdale, Liberty, Randleman and Seagrove. Asheboro is the county seat. Ramseur now receives contracted sheriff service, an important change that makes a historical list of town departments misleading if it is copied without reconciliation.
The county is in the central Piedmont, with waters in the Cape Fear and Yadkin-Pee Dee basins. The county government identifies the North Carolina Zoo, Uwharrie National Forest and Seagrove pottery area among its major destinations. Institutional properties, public lands and town boundaries should be identified separately from the county outline.
Law enforcement in Randolph County
The sheriff publishes offices in Asheboro, Trinity and Ramseur as locations within one agency. Ramseur’s official account dates the sheriff contract to November 2024, with the assigned sergeant’s first call on November 16 and a substation ribbon-cutting in February 2025. Asheboro identifies administration, field operations, investigations and support; Archdale lists professional standards, records, investigations and evidence functions. Randleman’s current city directory and recent sheriff news verify that its municipal department remains active.
County history and community context
Randolph was created from Guilford County in 1779 and named for Peyton Randolph, the Continental Congress’s first president. Saponi, Keyauwee and other Indigenous communities preceded later German, Scotch-Irish and English settlement, with Quaker and Moravian migration also shaping the eighteenth-century county. Seagrove pottery, the zoo and local museums provide later cultural context without establishing the age of any present police department.
Courts, public records and official resources
The sheriff directory has separate records, civil, criminal-investigation and personnel contacts. Its evidence unit asks people to arrange an appointment for property retrieval. Asheboro publishes professional-standards and records extensions; Liberty provides property/evidence and off-duty staffing routes; Randleman separates records, animal control and investigations in its contact menu. These specific administrative routes help distinguish a report request from a complaint or job application. Court records should be sought through the county court hub and clerk.
The North Carolina Judicial Branch maintains the official Randolph County court page, with a courthouse directory, clerk contacts, jury information, local rules and forms, and links to online court services. The court page should be checked before traveling or selecting a filing location. An agency incident report and the resulting court case are different records; use the court clerk or Judicial Branch records service for case-file access.
FBI and SBI regional offices
FBI office coverage
Greensboro covers Randolph County under the Charlotte Field Office. The FBI investigates federal matters; this assignment does not replace local emergency response.
Charlotte Field Office: 704-672-6100 · 7915 Microsoft Way, Charlotte, NC 28273. Official FBI coverage directory.
NC SBI district
Northern Piedmont District — Greensboro · 501 Industrial Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27406 · (336) 303-4840. Official SBI district-office directory.
For an emergency call 911. The federal and state office contacts are provided for jurisdictional research and administrative inquiries.
Published crime and personnel data
The NC SBI’s county table reports selected Index offenses from contributing agencies in 2024. It is separate from the FBI’s 2025 reporting year and is not a count of all possible offenses.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 3 |
| Rape | 32 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Aggravated assault | 236 |
| Burglary | 427 |
| Larceny-theft | 1,236 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 121 |
Published county-table Index total: 2,070. SBI Index offenses by agency in county.
| Published agency label | Index total | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Burglary | Larceny | Vehicle theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Co. Sheriff | 913 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 121 | 241 | 459 | 63 |
| Asheboro | 790 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 92 | 139 | 501 | 45 |
| Liberty | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Ramseur | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| Randleman | 165 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 131 | 2 |
| Archdale | 152 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 111 | 9 |
A county total depends on the reporting agencies and source-table coverage. Missing agencies or blank values must not be treated as zero. Published totals are not a safety ranking and do not establish an agency’s performance.
| Agency | Reported violent crime | Reported property crime | Full-time sworn · Oct. 31 | Full-time civilian · Oct. 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archdale Police Department | 13 | 160 | 28 | 6 |
| Asheboro Police Department | 58 | 611 | 83 | 12 |
| High Point Police Department | 623 | 2,311 | 207 | 72 |
| Liberty Police Department | 5 | 41 | 7 | 1 |
| Randleman Police Department | 9 | 95 | 16 | 1 |
| Randolph County Sheriff’s Office | 151 | 732 | 180 | 88 |
| Seagrove Police Department | Not published | Not published | 2 | 0 |
| Thomasville Police Department | Not published | Not published | 64 | 5 |
These are individual agency rows, not whole-county totals. Cross-county departments may serve territory beyond Randolph County. Each linked profile identifies its FBI source table and reporting label. Do not sum these rows to compare with the SBI’s different year and coverage.
Explore statewide FBI figures, reporting definitions and methodology →
Service arrangements and roster notes
Historical reporting lists can include former departments, contract arrangements, facilities and subordinate units. The notes below distinguish those entries from the agency profiles above.
- Ramseur Police Department: Replaced by contracted Randolph County Sheriff service in November 2024; substation is part of sheriff, not separate employer. Official source
- North Carolina Zoo and Uwharrie National Forest have institutional/state/federal coverage contexts; do not automatically count each site as an independent agency.
Sources and review date
Official agency, government and institutional sources are linked below. Contact details and organizational information were reviewed September 24, 2026. Published statistical years are identified separately.