NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
University of North Carolina Wilmington Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for University of North Carolina Wilmington Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Campus police
- County guides
- New Hanover County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 910-962-2222
- Published office location
- 5126 Lionfish Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403-5989
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
UNCW Police is the university law-enforcement agency. Its campus role is distinct from Wilmington Police and the county sheriff. Campus crime reports and notifications concern defined university reporting areas and categories; they should not be read as citywide statistics.
How the agency is organized
The university describes continuing police service and publishes a crime log, alerts and security reporting. Department resources include reports, citizen complaints or commendations and safety assistance. The police facility is on Lionfish Drive, separate from the university's general South College Road mailing address.
Official records and officer resources
The department provides routes for police public-records requests, crash reports, recruitment, annual security information and safety escorts, subject to service availability. Applicants and employees should use current university policies and hiring notices, because public overview pages do not replace a job posting or personnel policy.
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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 | 34 |
| Civilian employees | 17 |
| Total full-time employees | 51 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 79; published agency label: University of North Carolina · campus: Wilmington. Table_79_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_University_and_College_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 UNC Wilmington. 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 | 32 |
| Civilian employees | 16 |
| Total full-time employees | 48 |
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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