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Table 78

NORTH CAROLINA

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees

by City, 2010

City Population Total law
enforcement
employees		 Total
officers		 Total
civilians
Aberdeen 6,116 28 26 2
Ahoskie 4,617 22 17 5
Albemarle 15,446 53 47 6
Andrews 1,610 5 5 0
Angier 4,555 12 12 0
Apex 35,709 68 54 14
Archdale 9,344 31 25 6
Asheboro 25,017 85 78 7
Asheville 77,067 268 193 75
Atlantic Beach 1,855 22 18 4
Aurora 575 2 2 0
Ayden 5,078 22 18 4
Badin 1,329 5 5 0
Bailey 691 3 3 0
Bakersville 342 1 1 0
Bald Head Island 309 19 13 6
Banner Elk 944 10 9 1
Beaufort 4,368 18 17 1
Beech Mountain 348 14 10 4
Belhaven 2,050 11 7 4
Belmont 9,601 42 32 10
Benson 3,632 15 14 1
Bethel 1,759 5 5 0
Beulaville 1,133 5 5 0
Biltmore Forest 1,576 14 12 2
Biscoe 1,685 9 8 1
Black Creek 709 2 2 0
Black Mountain 7,953 22 18 4
Bladenboro 1,659 6 6 0
Blowing Rock 1,484 15 11 4
Boiling Spring Lakes 5,012 9 8 1
Boiling Springs 3,959 8 8 0
Boone 14,209 43 35 8
Boonville 1,098 5 5 0
Brevard 6,722 29 23 6
Broadway 1,194 4 4 0
Brookford 431 1 1 0
Bryson City 1,348 7 6 1
Bunn 421 3 3 0
Burgaw 4,478 13 12 1
Burlington 52,210 160 117 43
Burnsville 1,674 8 8 0
Butner 6,389 46 41 5
Cameron 310 1 1 0
Candor 843 5 5 0
Canton 3,841 18 12 6
Cape Carteret 1,429 7 7 0
Carolina Beach 5,968 30 28 2
Carrboro 18,448 42 39 3
Carthage 2,080 10 9 1
Cary 141,461 201 165 36
Caswell Beach 483 4 4 0
Catawba 836 2 2 0
Chadbourn 2,043 10 9 1
Chapel Hill 54,164 139 113 26
Charlotte-Mecklenburg1 797,733 2,187 1,696 491
Cherryville 5,862 21 16 5
China Grove 3,772 13 13 0
Chocowinity 720 3 3 0
Claremont 1,163 9 8 1
Clayton 17,472 45 41 4
Cleveland 846 5 5 0
Clinton 8,753 35 31 4
Clyde 1,282 4 4 0
Coats 2,218 7 7 0
Columbus 1,056 6 6 0
Concord 68,461 178 154 24
Conover 7,503 26 25 1
Conway 640 1 1 0
Cooleemee 990 4 4 0
Cornelius 26,180 67 52 15
Cramerton 3,184 11 11 0
Creedmoor 3,898 17 13 4
Dallas 3,899 16 12 4
Davidson 10,958 18 17 1
Denton 1,669 6 6 0
Dobson 1,452 6 6 0
Drexel 1,865 5 5 0
Duck 504 9 8 1
Dunn 10,272 50 35 15
Durham 233,790 598 485 113
East Bend 657 2 2 0
East Spencer 1,801 5 5 0
Eden 15,310 54 46 8
Edenton 5,052 18 16 2
Elizabeth City 20,801 74 61 13
Elizabethtown 3,677 17 16 1
Elkin 4,117 21 17 4
Elon 7,198 16 15 1
Emerald Isle 3,719 18 13 5
Enfield 2,319 18 17 1
Erwin 4,954 11 10 1
Fair Bluff 1,140 3 3 0
Fairmont 2,625 15 12 3
Farmville 4,679 20 15 5
Fayetteville 208,263 518 366 152
Fletcher 4,819 15 14 1
Forest City 6,913 34 32 2
Four Oaks 2,146 4 4 0
Foxfire Village 496 2 2 0
Franklin 3,980 19 18 1
Franklinton 2,041 10 9 1
Fremont 1,420 6 4 2
Fuquay-Varina 19,387 33 28 5
Garner 28,620 69 64 5
Garysburg 1,093 2 2 0
Gaston 852 2 2 0
Gastonia 73,533 201 173 28
Gibsonville 4,905 15 14 1
Glen Alpine 1,079 3 3 0
Goldsboro 38,179 122 111 11
Graham 14,826 38 35 3
Granite Falls 4,571 17 14 3
Granite Quarry 2,314 6 6 0
Greensboro 257,237 746 641 105
Greenville 84,044 238 187 51
Grifton 2,265 7 7 0
Hamlet 5,725 23 19 4
Havelock 21,934 35 28 7
Haw River 2,050 8 8 0
Henderson 15,730 63 54 9
Hendersonville 12,311 50 38 12
Hertford 2,170 9 8 1
Hickory 41,892 140 110 30
Highlands 964 11 10 1
High Point 105,278 250 215 35
Hillsborough 5,831 29 27 2
Holden Beach 859 8 8 0
Holly Ridge 1,000 9 8 1
Holly Springs 23,506 51 41 10
Hope Mills 14,008 34 31 3
Hot Springs 634 1 1 0
Hudson 3,013 12 11 1
Huntersville 47,537 89 80 9
Indian Beach 95 4 4 0
Jackson 626 2 1 1
Jacksonville 82,254 142 114 28
Jefferson 1,341 3 3 0
Jonesville 2,233 11 10 1
Kannapolis 44,084 94 75 19
Kenansville 1,168 5 5 0
Kenly 2,028 8 8 0
Kernersville 23,695 83 64 19
Kill Devil Hills 6,929 35 29 6
King 7,092 23 20 3
Kings Mountain 11,243 36 30 6
Kinston 21,900 93 84 9
Kitty Hawk 3,351 17 15 2
Knightdale 10,686 26 25 1
Kure Beach 2,642 11 10 1
Lake Lure 1,001 11 10 1
Lake Royale 5 5 0
Lake Waccamaw 1,435 5 5 0
Landis 3,130 11 10 1
Laurel Park 2,185 7 7 0
Laurinburg 15,325 47 40 7
Leland 6,165 32 29 3
Lenoir 17,840 67 52 15
Lexington 20,255 75 67 8
Liberty 2,738 10 9 1
Lilesville 415 1 1 0
Lillington 3,489 13 12 1
Lincolnton 11,017 36 31 5
Littleton 633 4 4 0
Locust 2,705 13 12 1
Long View 5,005 15 15 0
Louisburg 3,755 14 13 1
Lowell 2,817 9 9 0
Lumberton 22,019 86 76 10
Madison 2,245 15 14 1
Maggie Valley 906 10 9 1
Magnolia 988 2 2 0
Maiden 3,521 15 14 1
Manteo 1,503 8 7 1
Marion 7,015 28 23 5
Marshall 827 4 4 0
Mars Hill 1,803 4 4 0
Marshville 3,389 7 7 0
Matthews 27,989 69 57 12
Maxton 2,727 17 12 5
Mayodan 2,625 15 12 3
Maysville 947 3 3 0
Mebane 11,196 26 20 6
Middlesex 872 4 4 0
Mint Hill 21,032 31 29 2
Misenheimer 702 4 4 0
Mocksville 4,683 23 21 2
Monroe 34,132 100 89 11
Montreat 718 5 5 0
Mooresville 22,430 78 58 20
Morehead City 9,888 46 36 10
Morganton 17,001 95 63 32
Morrisville 15,446 34 33 1
Mount Airy 10,612 51 38 13
Mount Gilead 1,403 6 6 0
Mount Holly 10,228 35 27 8
Mount Olive 4,344 16 15 1
Murfreesboro 2,413 15 10 5
Murphy 1,526 9 6 3
Nags Head 3,097 22 20 2
Nashville 4,582 14 13 1
Navassa 1,977 4 4 0
New Bern 29,657 125 82 43
Newland 648 5 5 0
Newport 4,492 9 9 0
Newton 13,676 43 34 9
Newton Grove 626 3 3 0
Norlina 1,006 4 4 0
North Topsail Beach 982 12 11 1
Northwest 1,013 2 2 0
North Wilkesboro 4,133 25 23 2
Norwood 2,451 7 6 1
Oakboro 1,166 6 6 0
Oak Island 8,487 31 24 7
Ocean Isle Beach 540 13 13 0
Old Fort 961 3 2 1
Oxford 8,699 39 32 7
Parkton 434 2 2 0
Pembroke 2,752 15 11 4
Pikeville 715 3 3 0
Pilot Mountain 1,260 9 8 1
Pinebluff 1,447 4 4 0
Pinehurst 12,749 28 24 4
Pine Knoll Shores 1,569 7 5 2
Pine Level 1,854 5 5 0
Pinetops 1,228 9 6 3
Pineville 7,313 49 38 11
Pink Hill 524 2 2 0
Pittsboro 2,820 13 13 0
Plymouth 3,768 12 12 0
Princeton 1,347 3 3 0
Raeford 4,149 19 17 2
Raleigh 419,700 883 770 113
Ramseur 1,772 6 6 0
Randleman 3,692 14 14 0
Ranlo 2,335 7 7 0
Red Springs 3,503 17 13 4
Reidsville 14,739 58 50 8
Richlands 964 5 5 0
Rich Square 972 2 2 0
River Bend 3,161 5 5 0
Roanoke Rapids 16,121 43 39 4
Robbins 1,248 5 5 0
Robersonville 1,520 8 8 0
Rockingham 8,727 37 32 5
Rockwell 2,024 5 5 0
Rocky Mount 59,688 207 165 42
Rolesville 3,512 11 10 1
Rose Hill 1,399 4 4 0
Rowland 1,154 7 6 1
Roxboro 8,683 36 32 4
Rutherfordton 4,050 15 15 0
Salisbury 31,106 101 86 15
Saluda 590 4 4 0
Sanford 30,679 105 84 21
Scotland Neck 2,122 8 7 1
Selma 7,172 25 23 2
Seven Devils 175 5 5 0
Shallotte 2,260 14 13 1
Sharpsburg 2,412 9 9 0
Shelby 21,430 85 71 14
Siler City 8,938 28 23 5
Smithfield 13,448 49 45 4
Southern Pines 13,060 40 31 9
Southern Shores 2,668 11 10 1
Southport 3,339 11 10 1
Sparta 1,760 6 6 0
Spencer 3,408 12 11 1
Spindale 3,809 12 12 0
Spring Hope 1,310 5 5 0
Spring Lake 12,303 25 23 2
Spruce Pine 1,947 12 12 0
Stallings 9,612 21 19 2
Stanfield 1,118 3 3 0
Stanley 3,228 13 10 3
Stantonsburg 726 3 3 0
Star 796 4 4 0
Statesville 26,994 93 72 21
Stoneville 969 4 4 0
St. Pauls 2,036 18 13 5
Sugar Mountain 208 5 5 0
Sunset Beach 2,721 14 14 0
Surf City 2,132 19 17 2
Swansboro 2,071 9 9 0
Sylva 2,460 13 13 0
Tabor City 2,773 10 9 1
Tarboro 9,930 33 27 6
Taylorsville 1,815 11 11 0
Taylortown 901 1 1 0
Thomasville 26,850 71 65 6
Topsail Beach 593 8 7 1
Trent Woods 4,007 5 5 0
Troutman 2,024 14 14 0
Troy 3,458 12 11 1
Tryon 1,705 10 8 2
Valdese 4,530 13 12 1
Vanceboro 857 2 2 0
Vass 815 3 3 0
Wadesboro 5,145 31 26 5
Wagram 761 2 2 0
Wake Forest 30,155 63 53 10
Wallace 3,589 17 14 3
Walnut Cove 1,604 7 7 0
Walnut Creek 847 2 2 0
Warrenton 827 5 4 1
Warsaw 3,193 15 13 2
Washington 10,228 47 36 11
Waxhaw 4,355 21 19 2
Waynesville 10,261 42 34 8
Weaverville 3,118 15 14 1
Weldon 1,641 9 9 0
Wendell 5,612 20 18 2
West Jefferson 1,132 7 7 0
Whispering Pines 2,180 8 7 1
Whitakers 766 3 3 0
White Lake 606 6 6 0
Whiteville 5,231 25 22 3
Wilkesboro 3,123 23 21 2
Williamston 5,313 21 19 2
Wilmington 102,649 315 261 54
Wilson 49,134 134 117 17
Wilson's Mills 1,757 4 4 0
Windsor 3,131 9 9 0
Wingate 4,186 8 8 0
Winston-Salem 232,928 688 528 160
Winterville 4,886 21 19 2
Woodfin 5,861 15 15 0
Woodland 739 2 2 0
Wrightsville Beach 2,660 25 23 2
Yadkinville 2,825 13 12 1
Youngsville 798 9 8 1
Zebulon 4,964 23 22 1
  • 1 The employee data presented in this table for Charlotte-Mecklenburg represent only Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and exclude Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office.

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