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Southport Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Southport Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Brunswick County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 910-457-7911
- Published office location
- 1669-A North Howe Street, Southport, NC 28461
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Southport Police provides municipal law enforcement in the City of Southport. Its official contact page locates the department on North Howe Street and distinguishes the police office from general city administration.
How the agency is organized
The published department organization includes chief, major, lieutenant, sergeants, detective work, and animal protective services. Animal protection is identified within the department’s service structure rather than as a separate sworn police agency.
Official records and officer resources
The police address is 1669-A North Howe Street and the office telephone is 910-457-7911. The contact page lists weekday front-office service from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a midday closure from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.; confirm hours before a visit. Use the city’s current police pages for department contacts and administrative information. Office reception hours are not a statement of patrol coverage.
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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.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 16 |
| Civilian employees | 2 |
| Total full-time employees | 18 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Southport. 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 Southport. 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 | 14 |
| Civilian employees | 2 |
| Total full-time employees | 16 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 4 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Larceny-theft | 40 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1 |
Published Index-crime total: 52.
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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