New Hanover County, NC Kidnapping and Abduction Map
Reports from New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office
From: 11/13/2025 To: 12/12/2025
7 arrest and incident reports found
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New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office NIBRS Kidnapping and Abduction Crime Data
Kidnapping and Abduction crime trends reported from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina from 2022 Q3 to 2025 Q2 show a rising pattern, averaging 3.5 incidents per 100,000 people, lower than the state average of 4.3 and lower than the national average of 4.4. In 2025, New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office's kidnapping and abduction crime rate was 4.8, up 48% compared to 2024's 3.3. The state rate was 4.2, down 5% from 2024, while nationally, kidnapping and abduction crime rates showed a stable trend at 4.3, down 4% from 2024's 4.6.
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| New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office | North Carolina | National | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Incidents | Rate | Incidents | Rate | Incidents | Rate |
| 2022 Q3 | 3 | 2.9 | 472 | 4.5 | 12,205 | 4.5 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2 | 1.9 | 439 | 4.2 | 11,616 | 4.2 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4 | 3.8 | 438 | 4.1 | 12,322 | 4.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1 | 0.9 | 484 | 4.6 | 12,875 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3 | 2.8 | 507 | 4.9 | 13,829 | 4.9 |
| 2023 Q4 | 6 | 5.7 | 429 | 4.1 | 12,572 | 4.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2 | 1.8 | 424 | 4.0 | 12,722 | 4.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3 | 2.8 | 506 | 4.8 | 13,825 | 4.6 |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0.0 | 448 | 4.3 | 14,174 | 4.8 |
| 2024 Q4 | 9 | 8.3 | 442 | 4.3 | 13,081 | 4.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4 | 3.7 | 410 | 4.0 | 11,681 | 4.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8 | 7.4 | 421 | 4.3 | 11,657 | 4.2 |
NIBRS is the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System, collecting detailed crime data from law enforcement agencies. Incidents is the number of crimes reported in a quarter. Crime rates are calculated per 100,000 people using Participated Population, the population covered by agencies reporting NIBRS data.