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 25, 2026.
New Bern, North Carolina, in Craven County, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from New Bern 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: New Bern public records, Craven County police reports, New Bern arrest records, New Bern warrants, New Bern inmate search, New Bern criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from New Bern
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 New Bern that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as New Bern Police Department); outside it, the Craven County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the New Bern Police
For New Bern, SearchSystems opened and checked the New Bern police department's page at newbernnc.gov/departments/police_department/index.php (page title: Welcome to New Bern, NC), phone (252)672-4190, Tuesdays, 10am-2pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for New Bern had 130 violent and 595 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 513 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Craven County Sheriff's Office
The Craven County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 111 violent and 437 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 217 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at gis.cravencountync.gov/images/activebookings.html (page title: Active Bookings), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the North Carolina Public Records Act Requires
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the agency must answer a request as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at cravencountync.gov/2597/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Craven County).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in New Bern?
From the agency that took it. The New Bern police department's page is at newbernnc.gov, phone (252)672-4190; the sheriff's reports come from the Craven County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in New Bern 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 Craven 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 New Bern 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.