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PUBLIC SAFETY
North Carolina’s Southeast compares favorably with other areas in North Carolina and the country in public safety, especially in rural counties, as is evidenced by the chart below. The three major cities, Fayetteville, Lumberton, and Wilmington, have highly-trained police forces which work closely with county sheriff departments to protect the area’s citizenry.
Crime Rate Index per 100,000 Inhabitants for Selected Counties and Cities
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007 Crime Reports [www.fbi.gov] and Area Connect Crime Statistics and Crime Data [www.areaconnect.comm] (February 2008).
The chart below outlines the various county Sheriff’s departments within the eleven-county area and includes the local police departments within those counties. It also reflects the sheriff’s name and contact information for each county.
The chart also reflects a comparison of the 2007 total crime rate index versus the 2006 total crime rate index per 100,000 individuals based on the NC Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. This reflects the rate per 100,000 people of Crime Index offenses reported to law enforcement agencies. Seven of the eleven counties experienced a reduced crime rate in 2007 compared to 2006.
County |
County Sheriff/
Office Number/
Email and/or Website |
Cities/Towns with
Local Police Departments |
Crime Index Rate
per 100,000 people
2006 2007 % Change |
Bladen |
Stephen W. Bunn
(910) 862-6960
Email: sbunn@bladenco.org
Website: www.bladeninfo.org/departments/sheriff |
Bladenboro, Elizabethtown, White Lake |
5,090 |
4,008
|
 26.9%
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Brunswick |
John W. Ingram, V
(910) 253-2777
Email: jingram@brunsco.net
Website: www.brunswicksheriff.com |
Bald Head Island, Boiling Spring Lakes, Caswell Beach, Holden Beach, Leland, Navassa, Northwest, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte, Southport, Sunset Beach, |
4,677 |
4,226 |
10.7% |
Columbus |
Christopher L. Batten
(910) 642-6551
Email: cbatten@columbusco.org
Website: www.columbusco.org |
Bolton, Chadbourn, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Tabor City, Whiteville |
5,783 |
5,556 |
4.1% |
Cumberland |
Earl R. Butler
(910) 677-5400
Email: sheriff@ccsonc.org
Website: www.ccsonc.org |
Fayetteville, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Stedman |
7,380 |
7,180 |
2.8% |
Hoke |
Hubert A. Peterkin
(910) 875-5111
Email: hpeterkin@hokesheriff.com
Website: www.hokecounty.org/sheriff |
Raeford |
4,003 |
Not reported
|
N/A |
New Hanover |
Sidney A. Causey
(910) 798-4200
Email: NHC_sheriff@nhcgov.com
Website: www.newhanoversheriff.com |
Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, UNC-W |
6,158 |
5,711
|
7.8% |
Pender |
Carson H. Smith, Jr.
(910) 259-1212
Email:Carson.smith@pendersheriff.com
Website: www.pender-county.com |
Burgaw, Surf City, Topsail Beach |
2,738 |
3,107
|
 9.2%
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Richmond |
Dale B. Furr
(910) 895-3232
Email: dale.furr@ncmail.net
Website: www.rcsheriff.com/main.htm |
Hamlet, Rockingham |
6,528 |
6,437
|
1.4% |
Robeson |
Kenneth Sealey
(910) 671-3100
Email: sheriff@robesoncoso.org
Website: www.co.robeson.nc.us/sher.html |
Fairmont, Lumberton, Maxton, Orrum, Parkton, Pembroke, Red Springs, Rowland, St. Pauls, UNC Pembroke |
6,572 |
7,366
|
10.8% |
Sampson |
James Haywood Thorton
(910) 592-4141
Email: sheriff@intrstar.net
Website: www.sampsonsheriff.com |
Autryville, Clinton, Garland, Newton Grove, Roseboro, Salemburg |
3,477 |
3,324
|
4.6% |
Scotland |
Sheppard Jones
(910) 276-3385
Email: sheriff@scotlandsheriff.org
Website: http://scotlandsheriff.org |
Gibson, Laurinburg, Wagram |
4,206 |
4,710 |
10.7% |
Statewide |
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4,654 |
4,659 |
0.1% |
Sources: NC Department of Justice, State Bureau of Investigation’s Division of Criminal Information, “Crime in North Carolina – 2007, Annual Summary Report of 2007)”, Uniform Crime Reporting Data, Revised June, 2008 [www. ncdoj.com] and [http://sbi2.jus.state.nc.us/crp/public/Default.htm}
The NC Sheriff’s Association, February 2009 [www.ncsheriffs.org]
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