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List of law enforcement agencies in North Carolina

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of North Carolina.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 504 law enforcement agencies employing 23,442 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents. As of June 2022, the 2008 report was the latest data available.

State agencies

County agencies

Sheriffs have been required in each county of North Carolina since the North Carolina Constitution of 1776. Article VII, Section 2 of the 1971 Constitution of North Carolina gives the authority and qualifications for a sheriff in each county:

  • "In each county a Sheriff shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof at the same time and places as members of the General Assembly are elected and shall hold his office for a period of four years, subject to removal for cause as provided by law. No person is eligible to serve as Sheriff if that person has been convicted of a felony against this State, the United States, or another state, whether or not that person has been restored to the rights of citizenship in the manner prescribed by law. Convicted of a felony includes the entry of a plea of guilty; a verdict or finding of guilt by a jury, judge, magistrate, or other adjudicating body, tribunal, or official, either civilian or military; or a plea of no contest, nolo contendere, or the equivalent. (2010-49, s. 1)"

In two counties, Gaston and Mecklenburg counties, the county police have constitutionally mandated county wide responsibilities instead of the sheriff's department.

City/town agencies

College & university agencies

Other agencies

Disbanded/Defunct agencies

  • Cooleemee Police Department (Disbanded 12/2022; services moved to Davie County Sheriff's Office)
  • Greenevers Police Department (town is now served by the Duplin County Sheriff's Office)
  • Harnett Health Care System Company Police - Dunn (Disbanded in 2022)
  • Hertford Police Department (Disbanded 2021)
  • Lucama Police Department
  • Mocksville Police Department (Disbanded in 2021)
  • Roseboro Police Department
  • Ramseur Police Department (Services are provided by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office until further notice)

Crabtree Valley Mall Police Department (Disbanded in 2020 when mall was sold to foreign investors) went to security department only

See also

References