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Surf City Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Surf City Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Pender County · Onslow County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 910-328-7711
- Published office location
- 214 W. Florence Way, Hampstead, NC 28443
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Surf City Police serves the Town of Surf City, which spans Pender and Onslow counties. Its municipal responsibilities include crime prevention, incident response and investigation, traffic safety, public order, and safety education. The current police facility is listed at 214 W. Florence Way with a Hampstead mailing city; the department’s post-office box is separately in Surf City. The physical station and the mailing address should not be interchanged.
How the agency is organized
The department publishes separate administration, criminal-investigation, specialized-unit, and uniform-patrol sections, along with an organizational chart. Its current service page links a 2025 annual report and a 2023–2028 strategic plan. These dated documents are useful for understanding priorities and changes over time, while current personnel and assignments should be checked against the latest department materials. Surf City is separate from Topsail Beach Police and North Topsail Beach Police.
Official records and officer resources
Public resources include community outreach, a cottage-watch service for eligible absences, video-camera enrollment, off-duty officer requests, and public information about license-plate reader systems. The recruitment page provides an application route, hiring-process information, disqualifiers, and the F-3 personal-history form. The posted administrative-office schedule is weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; emergency response should be requested through 911. Refer to the town’s current records instructions for an incident report.
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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 | 23 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 21 |
| Property crime | 88 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Larceny-theft | 77 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5 |
| Arson | 0 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Surf City. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 28 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 29 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Surf City. 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 Surf City. 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 | 23 |
| Civilian employees | 2 |
| Total full-time employees | 25 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Aggravated assault | 10 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Larceny-theft | 79 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 3 |
Published Index-crime total: 106.
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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