Bald Head Island Department of Public Safety

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

Bald Head Island uses a combined municipal public-safety department that includes police, fire, and emergency-medical responsibilities. The department serves the island village and should be counted once, not as separate police and fire law-enforcement agencies.

How the agency is organized

The village describes command responsibilities divided between police and fire/EMS deputy chiefs. Its operational resources include quick-response vehicles, water rescue, and bicycle patrol. Island-specific programs include golf-cart registration, Knox Box access information, and Vial of Life information for medical response. The combined model is different from a county sheriff or an airport police organization.

Official records and officer resources

The public-safety facility is at 273 Edward Teach Extension and the general administrative number is 910-457-5252. The village explicitly directs requests for service to 911, including calls that might otherwise be considered non-emergencies; visitors should follow that local dispatch instruction. The contact and department pages provide current administrative and service guidance. General office contact should not be substituted for the dispatch procedure.

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.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Bald Head Island. 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 Bald Head Island. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Does Not Participate. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel.

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.

• Bald Head Island Department of Public Safety — official information
• Bald Head Island — official contacts