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Cape Carteret Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Cape Carteret Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Carteret County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 252-393-2183
- Published office location
- 102 Dolphin Street, Cape Carteret, NC 28584
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Cape Carteret Police provides municipal law enforcement for the Town of Cape Carteret. The town describes continuous patrol and cooperation with nearby agencies while retaining its own police organization.
How the agency is organized
The department’s official page identifies chief and supervisory roles and emphasizes community relationships. Assistance to another department does not create an additional agency or turn the municipal police into a countywide sheriff service.
Official records and officer resources
The official police page supplies 102 Dolphin Street and 252-393-2183 as its contact information. The Carteret Sheriff’s agency directory independently corroborates the local department. Current municipal materials should be checked for program, records, and employment instructions. A dated staffing total and institutional founding date were not established in the sources reviewed.
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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 | 1 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 1 |
| Property crime | 9 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Larceny-theft | 5 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 |
| Arson | 0 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Cape Carteret. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 7 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 7 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Cape Carteret. 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 Cape Carteret. 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 | 7 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 7 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Larceny-theft | 12 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 |
Published Index-crime total: 17.
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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