NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Newport Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Newport Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Carteret County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 252-223-5410
- Published office location
- 255 Howard Boulevard, Newport, NC 28570
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Newport Police serves the Town of Newport in Carteret County. The town’s official police page, municipal contact information, and the sheriff’s local-agency directory support the department’s active municipal identity.
How the agency is organized
The reviewed official material provides department and contact resources but limited current organizational detail. A specialized-unit roster, personnel total, and department founding date are not inferred from the town’s population or historical reporting entries.
Official records and officer resources
The verified police address is 255 Howard Boulevard. The Carteret Sheriff’s agency directory supplies 252-223-5410 as the police telephone. Use the current municipal police and contact pages for administrative routing and applicable report instructions. The local department is separate from county sheriff operations and state maritime or port enforcement.
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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 | 13 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 9 |
| Property crime | 70 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Larceny-theft | 54 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 3 |
| Arson | 1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Newport. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 13 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 14 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Newport. 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 Newport. 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 | 11 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 12 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Aggravated assault | 11 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Larceny-theft | 50 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2 |
Published Index-crime total: 78.
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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