NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Atlantic Beach Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Atlantic Beach Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Carteret County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 252-726-2523
- Published office location
- 125 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Atlantic Beach Police serves the North Carolina Town of Atlantic Beach in Carteret County. It must not be confused with Atlantic Beach, Florida, whose government also has an extensive police website.
How the agency is organized
The town’s police page provides department and community-policing information, parking and golf-cart resources, crime information, and tip-reporting options. These services reflect the town’s coastal setting without supporting an inferred seasonal or current staffing count.
Official records and officer resources
The Carteret Sheriff’s official local-agency directory gives 252-726-2523 as the police telephone. The North Carolina municipal website is the primary source for current program and service instructions. The official town police contact information identifies the department at 125 West Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Carteret County.
FBI data · 2025
The following figures are from the FBI’s 2025 published agency tables. They describe a reporting period, not current staffing or an assessment of agency performance.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Violent crime | 7 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 2 |
| Property crime | 42 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Larceny-theft | 26 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 |
| Arson | 1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Atlantic Beach. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 16 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 17 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Atlantic Beach. Table_78_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_Cities_2025.xlsx
Blank or unavailable values remain “Not published.” Participating agencies and reporting scope vary. Campus figures concern the reporting institution; a city name does not expand them to all local residents. Read the data definitions and limitations.
NC SBI data · 2024
The NC SBI record is published under Atlantic Beach. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Reporting. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 16 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 17 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 1 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Aggravated assault | 7 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Larceny-theft | 33 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2 |
Published Index-crime total: 62.
Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel · SBI Index offenses by agency in county.
Personnel are a dated full-time payroll snapshot. Civilian classifications can include jail employees without outside police powers. These are not authorized-position or vacancy counts. Index-crime totals cover selected categories and are not totals of all crime.
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.
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