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Topsail Beach Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Topsail Beach Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Pender County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 910-328-4851
- Published office location
- 812 S. Anderson Boulevard, Topsail Beach, NC 28445
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Topsail Beach Police serves the Town of Topsail Beach on the southern portion of Topsail Island. It is distinct from Surf City Police and from North Topsail Beach Police. Its official page identifies the police office at 812 S. Anderson Boulevard. The website footer lists town hall at 820 S. Anderson Boulevard; those adjoining street numbers should not be treated as interchangeable agency addresses.
How the agency is organized
The current agency page lists chief-level leadership, a lieutenant, and an administrative assistant. It emphasizes service to residents and visitors in a beach community. The site does not provide enough dated detail to reproduce a complete organizational chart or a current authorized-strength figure. Seasonal visitor activity, pedestrian movement, and bicycles feature prominently in the department’s published safety guidance.
Official records and officer resources
The police website provides a house-check request for residents who will be away, along with local golf-cart and low-speed vehicle information, helmet guidance, ordinances, and beach-wheelchair resources. Users should consult the current town materials for program requirements and availability. Recruitment opportunities are published through the town’s employment page. The administrative police number is 910-328-4851; use 911 for emergencies. For a records request, identify Topsail Beach as the agency rather than another town on the island.
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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 | 10 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 11 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Topsail Beach. 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 Topsail Beach. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Does Not Participate. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 9 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 10 |
Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel.
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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