Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Carolina Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carolina Beach depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the North Carolina Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Carolina Beach public records, New Hanover County police reports, Carolina Beach arrest records, Carolina Beach warrants, Carolina Beach inmate search, Carolina Beach criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Carolina Beach
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Carolina Beach that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Carolina Beach Police Department); outside it, the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one campus police department and one other agency in New Hanover County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Carolina Beach Police
For Carolina Beach, SearchSystems opened and checked the Carolina Beach police department's page at carolinabeach.gov/220/Contact-the-Police (page title: Contact the Police | Carolina Beach, NC), phone 910-458-2988, 1121 N Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 28428, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Carolina Beach had 23 violent and 92 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 472 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office
The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 203 violent and 1,167 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,294 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at p2c.nhcgov.com/p2c/jailinmates.aspx (page title: New Hanover Sheriff's Office P2C), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the North Carolina Public Records Act Requires
The North Carolina Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at nhcgov.com/193/Information-Requests (page title: Information Requests | New Hanover County, NC).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (910) 772-6600, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Carolina Beach?
From the agency that took it. The Carolina Beach police department's page is at carolinabeach.gov/220/Contact-the-Police, phone 910-458-2988; the sheriff's reports come from the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Carolina Beach have to answer?
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act, as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Carolina Beach website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.