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Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
- Agency or unit type
- County sheriff
- County guides
- Washington County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 252-793-2422
- Published office location
- 120 Adams Street, Fourth Floor, Plymouth, NC 27962
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office serves the county, including the communities of Plymouth, Roper and Creswell. Plymouth also operates municipal police. Washington County is centered on Plymouth and must not be confused with the City of Washington in Beaufort County.
How the agency is organized
The official page identifies patrol, detention, telecommunications and civilian personnel and describes criminal investigations, civil and criminal process and court security. Sheriff administration is on the fourth floor at 120 Adams Street in Plymouth. This is a verified location, rather than an assumed address based on the courthouse name.
Official records and officer resources
Use the sheriff’s county page for current office information and jail routing. A matter handled by Plymouth Police should be directed to that department’s records contact. The county’s official page supplies the current organizational description; undated staffing totals are omitted from this profile.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Washington 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.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 12 |
| Civilian employees | 9 |
| Total full-time employees | 21 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 80; published agency label: Washington. 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 Washington 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 | 13 |
| Civilian employees | 17 |
| Total full-time employees | 30 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1 |
| Rape | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 23 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Larceny-theft | 47 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5 |
Published Index-crime total: 94.
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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