Jacksonville Police Department

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

The department is the municipal police organization serving Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow County. Its town or city role is distinct from the county sheriff and from any campus or special-purpose agency operating nearby.

How the agency is organized

The public department directory identifies Patrol, Investigative Services, Special Operations, Community Services, records, dispatch and recruiting functions. Public information and accreditation responsibilities also have designated contacts. This structure separates frontline response, investigations and administrative support without treating each unit as an independent department.

Official records and officer resources

The city provides crime-reporting guidance, a department directory and recruitment resources. Its reporting instructions distinguish incidents inside the city from county matters referred to the sheriff. Use the agency's current location and directory rather than an old evacuation-directory address.

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 8; published agency label: Jacksonville. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Reporting. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

Published Index-crime total: 1,505.

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.

• Official agency information
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• SBI published 2026 agency roster; historical inventory, not current reporting obligation