North Carolina: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

North Carolina jails we track booked 47 people on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Among the 5 jails that also reported in each of the previous four weeks, that was 10% fewer than a typical Wednesday (47 vs. about 53). The most common charge types were drugs (10), traffic & license (10) and probation & parole (9).

People booked
47
▼ 10% vs. a typical Wednesday
Typical Wednesday
53
Average of the previous four Wednesdays, same jails
Jails compared
5
Reported that day and on each of the four earlier Wednesdays

Charge types

Jan 21 Typical Wednesday
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Jan 21
BookingsTypical Wednesday
Drugs1012
Traffic & license106
Probation & parole98
DUI / DWI83
Warrants & court87
Theft & shoplifting69
Weapons54
Domestic violence45
Assault & battery36
Trespass & disorder23
Resisting & obstruction25
Fraud & forgery13
Sex offenses13
Child abuse & endangerment11
Holds & sentences10

Last 30 days

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Bookings per day, North Carolina
DayBookings
Wed, Jan 21, 202647
Tue, Jan 20, 202650
Mon, Jan 19, 202627
Sun, Jan 18, 202627
Sat, Jan 17, 202629
Fri, Jan 16, 202641
Thu, Jan 15, 202645
Wed, Jan 14, 202667
Tue, Jan 13, 202668
Mon, Jan 12, 202655
Sun, Jan 11, 202647
Sat, Jan 10, 202640
Fri, Jan 9, 202670
Thu, Jan 8, 202686
Wed, Jan 7, 202674
Tue, Jan 6, 202687
Mon, Jan 5, 202686
Sun, Jan 4, 202640
Sat, Jan 3, 202634
Fri, Jan 2, 202644
Thu, Jan 1, 202646
Wed, Dec 31, 202544
Tue, Dec 30, 202561
Mon, Dec 29, 202534
Sun, Dec 28, 202531
Sat, Dec 27, 202533
Fri, Dec 26, 202533
Thu, Dec 25, 202527
Wed, Dec 24, 202535
Tue, Dec 23, 202549

Busiest jails that day

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Bookings, Jan 21
Bookings
Cabarrus20
Alamance11
Cleveland8
New Hanover7
Moore1

Names and booking records are on Arre.st.