NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Northampton County Sheriff's Office
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Northampton County Sheriff's Office.
- Agency or unit type
- Sheriff
- County guides
- Northampton County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 252-534-2611
- Published office location
- 105 W. Jefferson Street, Jackson, NC 27845
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
The sheriff is the county law-enforcement organization serving Northampton County. County work includes unincorporated areas and town service agreements. Seaboard's summer 2026 newsletter explicitly describes contracted sheriff deputies, so those personnel are included here rather than counted as a separate Seaboard police force.
How the agency is organized
The county sheriff page presents community-oriented law enforcement, permit applications, missing-person information and separate jail leadership contact. It also links a Wellness and Security Care Call Program. A detailed current unit chart and staffing count are not inferred from these service listings.
Official records and officer resources
The official county page provides sheriff office and jail contacts, online concealed-weapons-permit applications and missing-person resources. The care-call program has a separate county information page. Use current county job notices for employment and the appropriate office for records, permit or detention questions.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Northampton County.
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 | 91 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 5 |
| Rape | 10 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Aggravated assault | 64 |
| Property crime | 311 |
| Burglary | 141 |
| Larceny-theft | 146 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 24 |
| Arson | 3 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 10; published agency label: Northampton. CIUS_Table_10_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_Metropolitan_and_Nonmetropolitan_Counties_2025.xlsx
This is a county-level agency row, not the total for every police department or every offense in the county.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 33 |
| Civilian employees | 30 |
| Total full-time employees | 63 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 80; published agency label: Northampton. Table_80_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_Metropolitan_and_Nonmetropolitan_Counties_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 Northampton Co. Sheriff. 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 | 37 |
| Civilian employees | 27 |
| Total full-time employees | 64 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 3 |
| Rape | 6 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Aggravated assault | 56 |
| Burglary | 168 |
| Larceny-theft | 171 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 20 |
Published Index-crime total: 432.
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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