The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office operates the Arrest Processing Center, which handles all bookings for arrests made within the county. This includes arrests by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), one of the largest municipal police forces in the Southeast, as well as arrests by the sheriff's office, state agencies, and smaller municipal departments in towns like Huntersville, Cornelius, Matthews, and Mint Hill.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office maintains a publicly accessible inmate search system that displays booking photographs, current charges, bond amounts, and court dates. The system is updated frequently as new bookings are processed, making it one of the more timely and comprehensive jail information systems in North Carolina.

About Mecklenburg County

Mecklenburg County is the economic engine of the Charlotte metropolitan area, which spans parts of both North Carolina and South Carolina. Charlotte is the second-largest financial center in the United States after New York City, serving as headquarters for Bank of America and the east coast operations hub of Wells Fargo. The county's rapid growth—driven by banking, technology, and healthcare industries—has made it one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the country, with the population increasing by over 20% in the last decade.

The county's growth has placed significant demands on its criminal justice infrastructure. CMPD is the 15th largest police department in the nation, and the volume of arrests in the county reflects its large and growing population.