NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Martin County law enforcement
A detailed guide to Martin County law enforcement, agency jurisdictions, local history, courts, FBI and SBI office coverage, and published crime data.
- County seat
- Williamston
- Established
- 1774
- Region
- Coastal Plain
- County government
- Official county website
Martin County at a glance
Martin County’s seat is Williamston, with Robersonville and other communities distributed through the Roanoke River region. The county sheriff and Williamston Police are separate law-enforcement employers. Robersonville’s current municipal service needs a direct official operational check beyond historical statistical rows before its staffing or command details are presented as current.
Martin lies in the northeastern Coastal Plain, with Williamston, Robersonville, Jamesville, Hamilton, Oak City and Bear Grass among its communities. NCpedia places the county in the Roanoke and Tar-Pamlico basins. River landings and later rail and highway corridors influenced its towns.
Law enforcement in Martin County
The Sheriff’s Office is in Room 126 at the county building on East Main Street in Williamston. Williamston Police operates from South Haughton Street and describes patrol, detectives, administration and community-policing zones. County communications, animal enforcement and the sheriff are separately identified in county navigation. A shared county setting does not make municipal records or employee policies part of the sheriff’s own records.
County history and community context
The county was established in 1774 from Halifax and Tyrrell counties and named for Josiah Martin, North Carolina’s last royal governor. Williamston incorporated in 1779. Earlier Tuscarora history preceded European settlement, and the Roanoke River supported shipping in tar, turpentine and agricultural products. Railroads and highways later strengthened Williamston’s commercial role. Fort Branch connects the county to the Civil War. Older county statistics are not treated as current measures of population or policing.
Courts, public records and official resources
The county site provides a request/contact form, county directory and online Register of Deeds resources. The sheriff’s FAQ directs local criminal-history inquiries to the clerk and statewide history inquiries to SBI. Williamston’s police page invites direct contact regarding community programs. Requests should identify the specific report, incident date or case number rather than assume the county government holds every town-police document.
The North Carolina Judicial Branch maintains the official Martin County court page, with a courthouse directory, clerk contacts, jury information, local rules and forms, and links to online court services. The court page should be checked before traveling or selecting a filing location. An agency incident report and the resulting court case are different records; use the court clerk or Judicial Branch records service for case-file access.
FBI and SBI regional offices
FBI office coverage
Greenville covers Martin 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
Northeastern District — Greenville · 1013 W. H. Smith Boulevard, Greenville, N.C. 27834 · (252) 347-0572. 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 | 3 |
| Rape | 5 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Aggravated assault | 73 |
| Burglary | 115 |
| Larceny-theft | 342 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 25 |
Published county-table Index total: 571. SBI Index offenses by agency in county.
| Published agency label | Index total | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Burglary | Larceny | Vehicle theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Co. Sheriff | 193 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 57 | 87 | 17 |
| Williamston | 378 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 58 | 255 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County Sheriff’s Office | 44 | 162 | 38 | 4 |
| Robersonville Police Department | Not published | Not published | 2 | 0 |
| Williamston Police Department | 72 | 312 | 16 | 3 |
These are individual agency rows, not whole-county totals. Cross-county departments may serve territory beyond Martin 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 →
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.