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 on September 23, 2026.
Craven County, North Carolina, has about 104,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Craven County depends on where the incident happened: the Craven County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Craven County public records, Craven County arrest records, Craven County warrants, Craven County inmate search, Craven County criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Craven County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Craven County that is the Craven County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Craven County
The six cities the FBI lists in Craven County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- New Bern: 130 violent and 595 property crimes reported for 2025; 513 arrests reported for 2025. The New Bern police department's page is at newbernnc.gov/departments/police_department/index.php, phone (252)672-4190 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Havelock: 33 violent and 156 property crimes reported for 2025; 255 arrests reported for 2025. The Havelock police records page is at havelocknc.us/356/Police-Reports, phone 252-463-7102 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Trent Woods: 3 arrests reported for 2023.
- River Bend: 1,153 arrests reported for 2025.
- Vanceboro: 1,153 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bridgeton: 1,153 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Craven County in 2025
The three agencies in Craven County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 274 violent and 1,188 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Craven County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,444 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 Craven County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Craven County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Craven County 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 Craven County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.