Law Enforcement Agencies in Brunswick County, North Carolina
13 agenciesFBI UCR list
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 13 law enforcement agencies in Brunswick County, North Carolina: the county sheriff's office and 12 city or town police departments.
Sheriff's Office and County Police in Brunswick County
Brunswick County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI NC0100000 · NIBRS since 2020
City and Town Police Departments in Brunswick County
Bald Head Island Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0101100 · NIBRS since 2019
Boiling Spring Lakes Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0100500 · NIBRS since 2019
Caswell Beach Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0101000 · NIBRS since 2019
Holden Beach Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0100400 · NIBRS since 2019
Leland Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0101300 · NIBRS since 2019
Navassa Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0101400 · NIBRS since 2022
Northwest Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0101600 · NIBRS since 2022
Oak Island Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0100100 · NIBRS since 2019
Ocean Isle Beach Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0100800 · NIBRS since 2019
Shallotte Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0100200 · NIBRS since 2019
Southport Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0100300 · NIBRS since 2019
Sunset Beach Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0100700 · NIBRS since 2019
Where People Arrested in Brunswick County Are Held
In most U.S. counties, adults arrested by city police, the sheriff or state troopers are booked into the county jail first. Some larger cities run their own holding jail, so if a person is not on the county roster, call the arresting department.
Agency names, types and ORI codes come from the FBI Crime Data Explorer agency list, retrieved November 2026. NIBRS dates show when an agency began reporting incident-level crime data to the FBI.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many police departments are in Brunswick County?
The FBI lists 13 law enforcement agencies in Brunswick County, including 12 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Brunswick County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Brunswick County that is the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. See Brunswick County Jail on this site for the jail's roster or contact details.
What is an ORI number?
An ORI is the nine-character identifier the FBI assigns to each law enforcement agency for crime reporting, for example NC0100200. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.
