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Duplin County law enforcement
A detailed guide to Duplin County law enforcement, agency jurisdictions, local history, courts, FBI and SBI office coverage, and published crime data.
- County seat
- Kenansville
- Established
- 1750
- Region
- Coastal Plain
- County government
- Official county website
Duplin County at a glance
Duplin County is a Coastal Plain county with Kenansville as its seat and a network of smaller incorporated towns. Its law-enforcement directory distinguishes active municipal departments from communities that obtain service through the sheriff, a distinction obscured by older agency lists.
The Northeast Cape Fear River and waterways such as Muddy Creek form part of the county landscape. Agricultural communities and town centers include Beulaville, Kenansville, Magnolia, Rose Hill, Wallace, Warsaw, Faison and Calypso. A town mailing address alone does not determine which agency handled an incident.
Law enforcement in Duplin County
The sheriff maintains patrol, investigations and county services, while multiple towns maintain police organizations. Faison's official law-enforcement page explicitly assigns protection to the sheriff; Calypso's official community page does the same. Their historical police names are preserved as reconciliation notes instead of being presented as additional active agencies. The sheriff's command and services pages provide a direct route to division information.
County history and community context
Duplin County was established in 1750 from New Hanover County and named for Thomas Hay, Lord Duplin. Kenansville was incorporated in 1852 and named for James Kenan. Tuscarora and Siouan histories preceded the later English, Swiss, Scots-Irish and German settlement discussed in NCpedia.
Courts, public records and official resources
Start with the office that created the record. The law-enforcement sources below identify the sheriff and any independently verified municipal or campus departments; a report from one department is not automatically maintained by another. For a court filing, judgment, civil action, or case-calendar question, use the county Judicial Branch page and the Clerk of Superior Court contacts linked there. County-government sources provide a separate route to county departments and administrative records. This directory does not promise access to confidential personnel files, investigative material, or recordings, and it does not state a release deadline without a verified applicable rule.
The North Carolina Judicial Branch maintains the Duplin County court-services page at https://www.nccourts.gov/locations/duplin-county. Its county navigation provides local court information, courthouse and contact details, calendars, local rules and forms, and jury-service guidance. Consult the Judicial Branch page for the particular matter and current filing instructions; the sheriff, a municipal police station, a jail, and the courthouse are different destinations. Verify the hearing location and case-specific notice before traveling.
FBI and SBI regional offices
FBI office coverage
Wilmington covers Duplin County under the Charlotte Field Office. The FBI investigates federal matters; this assignment does not replace local emergency response.
Charlotte Field Office: 704-672-6100 · 7915 Microsoft Way, Charlotte, NC 28273. Official FBI coverage directory.
NC SBI district
Coastal District — Jacksonville · 470 Dolphin Drive, Jacksonville, N.C. 28546 · (910) 939-6200. Official SBI district-office directory.
For an emergency call 911. The federal and state office contacts are provided for jurisdictional research and administrative inquiries.
Published crime and personnel data
The NC SBI’s county table reports selected Index offenses from contributing agencies in 2024. It is separate from the FBI’s 2025 reporting year and is not a count of all possible offenses.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 4 |
| Rape | 16 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Aggravated assault | 69 |
| Burglary | 276 |
| Larceny-theft | 482 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 117 |
Published county-table Index total: 974. SBI Index offenses by agency in county.
| Published agency label | Index total | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Burglary | Larceny | Vehicle theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplin Co. Sheriff | 676 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 229 | 288 | 92 |
| Wallace | 126 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 87 | 9 |
| Beulaville | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| Kenansville | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| Warsaw | 92 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 11 |
| Magnolia | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
A county total depends on the reporting agencies and source-table coverage. Missing agencies or blank values must not be treated as zero. Published totals are not a safety ranking and do not establish an agency’s performance.
| Agency | Reported violent crime | Reported property crime | Full-time sworn · Oct. 31 | Full-time civilian · Oct. 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulaville Police Department | 6 | 60 | 4 | 0 |
| Duplin County Sheriff's Office | Not published | Not published | 59 | 21 |
| Kenansville Police Department | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Magnolia Police Department | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| Mount Olive Police Department | Not published | Not published | 15 | 1 |
| Rose Hill Police Department | Not published | Not published | 5 | 0 |
| Wallace Police Department | 12 | 107 | 15 | 2 |
| Warsaw Police Department | 12 | 69 | 8 | 1 |
These are individual agency rows, not whole-county totals. Cross-county departments may serve territory beyond Duplin County. Each linked profile identifies its FBI source table and reporting label. Do not sum these rows to compare with the SBI’s different year and coverage.
Explore statewide FBI figures, reporting definitions and methodology →
Service arrangements and roster notes
Historical reporting lists can include former departments, contract arrangements, facilities and subordinate units. The notes below distinguish those entries from the agency profiles above.
- Faison Police Department: Town currently identifies sheriff-provided law enforcement. Official source
- Calypso Police Department: Town currently identifies sheriff-provided law enforcement. Official source
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.