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Table 78

NORTH CAROLINA

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees

by City, 2014

City Population Total law
enforcement
employees		 Total
officers		 Total
civilians
Aberdeen 7,044 29 27 2
Ahoskie 5,017 24 18 6
Albemarle 16,033 53 47 6
Andrews 1,751 6 5 1
Angier 4,806 13 13 0
Apex 43,411 81 65 16
Archdale 11,588 31 25 6
Asheboro 26,078 79 72 7
Asheville 88,184 263 216 47
Atlantic Beach 1,505 16 15 1
Aurora 518 2 2 0
Ayden 5,078 23 19 4
Badin 1,982 5 5 0
Bailey 565 2 2 0
Bakersville 452 1 1 0
Bald Head Island 169 15 14 1
Banner Elk 1,078 10 9 1
Beaufort 4,215 16 15 1
Beech Mountain 320 11 7 4
Belhaven 1,594 11 7 4
Belmont 10,453 44 34 10
Benson 3,526 13 12 1
Bessemer City 5,466 11 10 1
Bethel 1,627 5 5 0
Beulaville 1,355 4 4 0
Biltmore Forest 1,428 15 14 1
Biscoe 1,686 10 9 1
Black Creek 765 2 2 0
Black Mountain 8,138 22 18 4
Bladenboro 1,745 5 5 0
Blowing Rock 1,237 10 9 1
Boiling Spring Lakes 5,672 11 10 1
Boiling Springs 4,598 9 9 0
Bolton 677 2 2 0
Boone 18,496 45 34 11
Boonville 1,224 5 5 0
Brevard 7,636 30 23 7
Bridgeton 451 1 1 0
Broadway 1,292 4 4 0
Brookford 380 1 1 0
Bryson City 1,423 9 8 1
Bunn 356 3 3 0
Burgaw 4,093 12 11 1
Burlington 51,627 171 123 48
Burnsville 1,663 8 8 0
Butner 7,722 39 32 7
Candor 839 5 5 0
Canton 4,129 18 13 5
Cape Carteret 2,058 7 7 0
Carolina Beach 6,053 29 28 1
Carrboro 21,240 40 37 3
Carthage 2,356 10 9 1
Cary 154,978 232 197 35
Caswell Beach 417 4 4 0
Catawba 616 1 1 0
Chadbourn 1,807 9 8 1
Chapel Hill 60,190 119 105 14
Charlotte-Mecklenburg1 856,916 2,269 1,811 458
Cherryville 5,887 19 14 5
China Grove 4,173 13 13 0
Chocowinity 818 3 3 0
Claremont 1,368 9 8 1
Clayton 18,089 45 42 3
Cleveland 871 5 5 0
Clinton 8,880 33 29 4
Clyde 1,232 4 4 0
Coats 2,395 6 6 0
Columbus 997 9 9 0
Concord 84,558 190 163 27
Conover 8,250 28 26 2
Conway 783 1 1 0
Cooleemee 971 2 2 0
Cornelius 27,396 69 53 16
Cramerton 4,264 13 13 0
Creedmoor 4,375 18 14 4
Dallas 4,550 17 13 4
Davidson 11,954 17 16 1
Denton 1,653 6 6 0
Dobson 1,577 6 6 0
Drexel 1,879 5 5 0
Duck 381 10 9 1
Dunn 9,868 51 37 14
Durham 249,738 614 501 113
East Bend 606 2 2 0
East Spencer 1,544 3 3 0
Eden 15,435 53 46 7
Edenton 4,981 20 18 2
Elizabeth City 18,162 68 54 14
Elizabethtown 3,634 17 16 1
Elkin 4,013 21 17 4
Elon 9,537 14 13 1
Emerald Isle 3,725 19 16 3
Enfield 2,468 7 6 1
Erwin 4,689 12 11 1
Fair Bluff 918 4 4 0
Fairmont 2,725 10 9 1
Farmville 4,774 20 16 4
Fayetteville 205,306 545 375 170
Fletcher 7,422 15 14 1
Forest City 7,386 33 31 2
Fountain 441 2 2 0
Four Oaks 2,025 5 5 0
Foxfire Village 958 2 2 0
Franklin 3,897 18 18 0
Franklinton 2,098 8 8 0
Fremont 1,287 4 4 0
Fuquay-Varina 22,134 40 34 6
Garner 26,999 70 63 7
Garysburg 987 2 2 0
Gaston 1,078 3 3 0
Gastonia 73,576 191 167 24
Gibsonville 6,693 15 14 1
Glen Alpine 1,506 3 3 0
Goldsboro 36,481 112 102 10
Graham 14,304 39 36 3
Granite Falls 4,693 17 14 3
Granite Quarry 2,957 8 8 0
Greensboro 282,203 801 694 107
Greenville 90,198 227 176 51
Grifton 2,684 5 5 0
Hamlet 6,612 24 20 4
Havelock 20,981 35 29 6
Haw River 2,360 8 8 0
Henderson 15,332 53 46 7
Hendersonville 13,551 51 39 12
Hertford 2,183 9 8 1
Hickory 40,435 144 110 34
Highlands 928 14 13 1
High Point 108,540 264 221 43
Hillsborough 6,451 27 27 0
Holden Beach 620 8 8 0
Holly Ridge 1,891 10 9 1
Holly Springs 30,026 58 47 11
Hope Mills 16,399 45 35 10
Hot Springs 564 1 1 0
Hudson 3,754 13 12 1
Huntersville 51,374 88 81 7
Indian Beach 114 4 4 0
Jackson 485 1 1 0
Jacksonville 68,651 142 114 28
Jefferson 1,616 3 3 0
Jonesville 2,289 11 10 1
Kannapolis 44,784 103 80 23
Kenansville 887 4 4 0
Kenly 1,414 8 8 0
Kernersville 23,673 85 66 19
Kill Devil Hills 6,976 35 29 6
King 6,907 22 19 3
Kings Mountain 10,650 38 32 6
Kinston 21,635 71 63 8
Kitty Hawk 3,410 18 16 2
Knightdale 13,775 26 24 2
Kure Beach 2,101 12 11 1
Lake Lure 1,193 10 9 1
Lake Royale 2,614 6 6 0
Lake Waccamaw 1,469 5 5 0
Landis 3,108 12 12 0
Laurel Park 2,273 7 7 0
Laurinburg 15,731 44 38 6
Leland 16,587 29 28 1
Lenoir 17,994 65 49 16
Lexington 19,008 68 59 9
Liberty 2,686 10 9 1
Lilesville 514 1 1 0
Lillington 3,460 13 12 1
Lincolnton 10,803 37 32 5
Littleton 656 1 1 0
Locust 2,962 13 12 1
Long View 4,892 16 16 0
Louisburg 3,518 14 13 1
Lowell 3,599 9 9 0
Lumberton 21,877 91 77 14
Madison 2,195 17 16 1
Maggie Valley 1,242 12 11 1
Magnolia 968 2 2 0
Maiden 3,346 16 15 1
Manteo 1,373 8 7 1
Marion 7,905 27 26 1
Marshall 880 3 3 0
Mars Hill 2,194 5 5 0
Marshville 2,551 8 8 0
Matthews 29,927 71 58 13
Maxton 2,476 13 9 4
Mayodan 2,466 15 13 2
Maysville 1,026 3 3 0
Mebane 13,399 31 27 4
Middlesex 817 4 4 0
Mint Hill 24,985 37 34 3
Misenheimer 669 5 5 0
Mocksville 5,147 20 19 1
Monroe 34,251 97 85 12
Montreat 687 5 5 0
Mooresville 35,182 95 76 19
Morehead City 9,330 44 39 5
Morganton 16,786 88 65 23
Morrisville 22,799 37 35 2
Morven 489 1 1 0
Mount Airy 10,420 48 35 13
Mount Gilead 1,179 6 6 0
Mount Holly 13,968 40 31 9
Mount Olive 4,776 16 15 1
Murfreesboro 2,877 11 7 4
Murphy 1,616 10 8 2
Nags Head 2,853 24 22 2
Nashville 5,488 16 13 3
Navassa 1,540 4 4 0
New Bern 30,371 110 83 27
Newland 686 5 5 0
Newport 4,798 9 9 0
Newton 13,062 44 35 9
Newton Grove 586 3 3 0
Norlina 1,094 4 4 0
North Topsail Beach 733 12 11 1
North Wilkesboro 4,222 25 24 1
Northwest 766 2 2 0
Norwood 2,398 7 6 1
Oakboro 1,873 6 6 0
Oak Island 7,317 23 22 1
Ocean Isle Beach 583 11 10 1
Old Fort 910 3 3 0
Oxford 8,748 35 29 6
Parkton 440 2 1 1
Pembroke 3,023 18 14 4
Pikeville 694 2 2 0
Pilot Mountain 1,472 9 8 1
Pinebluff 1,420 3 3 0
Pinehurst 15,391 27 22 5
Pine Knoll Shores 1,371 6 6 0
Pine Level 1,807 5 5 0
Pinetops 1,353 9 6 3
Pineville 8,206 46 35 11
Pink Hill 545 2 2 0
Pittsboro 4,009 11 11 0
Plymouth 3,742 14 13 1
Polkton 3,287 2 2 0
Princeton 1,266 4 4 0
Raeford 4,946 16 15 1
Raleigh 438,363 845 750 95
Ramseur 1,707 5 5 0
Randleman 4,164 15 15 0
Ranlo 3,498 7 7 0
Red Springs 3,474 15 14 1
Reidsville 14,093 58 49 9
Richlands 1,683 7 7 0
Rich Square 908 1 1 0
River Bend 3,175 6 6 0
Roanoke Rapids 15,602 41 37 4
Robbins 1,166 4 4 0
Robersonville 1,440 8 8 0
Rockingham 9,459 38 33 5
Rockwell 2,147 5 5 0
Rocky Mount 56,757 192 155 37
Rolesville 4,886 19 18 1
Rose Hill 1,697 3 3 0
Rowland 1,057 6 5 1
Roxboro 8,342 37 33 4
Rutherfordton 4,220 15 14 1
Salisbury 33,627 83 76 7
Saluda 705 4 4 0
Sanford 29,805 101 82 19
Scotland Neck 2,000 8 7 1
Seagrove 231 1 1 0
Selma 6,275 25 23 2
Seven Devils 198 6 6 0
Shallotte 3,729 14 13 1
Sharpsburg 2,011 8 8 0
Shelby 20,330 88 75 13
Siler City 8,237 26 21 5
Smithfield 11,702 43 41 2
Snow Hill 1,594 4 4 0
Southern Pines 13,161 44 35 9
Southern Shores 2,835 11 10 1
Southport 3,213 9 9 0
Sparta 1,736 6 6 0
Spencer 3,290 13 13 0
Spindale 4,276 12 12 0
Spring Hope 1,325 5 5 0
Spring Lake 13,301 32 29 3
Spruce Pine 2,117 12 12 0
Stallings 14,848 25 22 3
Stanfield 1,488 4 4 0
Stanley 3,634 13 12 1
Stantonsburg 789 3 3 0
Star 874 4 4 0
Statesville 25,643 94 77 17
Stoneville 1,038 4 4 0
St. Pauls 2,437 17 12 5
Sugar Mountain 200 5 5 0
Sunset Beach 3,754 14 14 0
Surf City 2,127 22 19 3
Swansboro 3,074 11 11 0
Sylva 2,607 15 15 0
Tabor City 3,952 11 10 1
Tarboro 11,328 34 28 6
Taylorsville 2,058 11 11 0
Taylortown 803 1 1 0
Thomasville 27,012 67 61 6
Topsail Beach 403 9 8 1
Trent Woods 4,226 6 6 0
Troutman 2,487 14 14 0
Troy 3,456 12 11 1
Tryon 1,638 11 9 2
Valdese 4,468 12 11 1
Vanceboro 1,008 2 2 0
Vass 739 3 3 0
Wadesboro 5,665 28 23 5
Wagram 825 2 2 0
Wake Forest 35,956 77 63 14
Wallace 4,040 19 15 4
Walnut Creek 867 2 2 0
Warrenton 847 5 4 1
Warsaw 3,231 16 14 2
Washington 9,826 41 32 9
Waxhaw 11,678 22 20 2
Waynesville 9,712 42 34 8
Weaverville 3,899 15 14 1
Weldon 1,604 9 8 1
Wendell 6,200 17 16 1
West Jefferson 1,318 8 8 0
Whispering Pines 3,099 9 8 1
Whitakers 735 4 4 0
White Lake 789 6 6 0
Whiteville 5,654 25 21 4
Wilkesboro 3,433 21 19 2
Williamston 5,345 19 18 1
Wilmington 113,418 312 256 56
Wilson 49,731 129 112 17
Wilson's Mills 2,411 5 5 0
Windsor 3,439 9 9 0
Wingate 3,737 7 7 0
Winston-Salem 238,082 725 569 156
Winterville 9,594 19 18 1
Woodfin 6,262 15 14 1
Woodland 757 3 2 1
Wrightsville Beach 2,570 26 24 2
Yadkinville 2,949 14 13 1
Youngsville 1,197 11 10 1
Zebulon 4,626 21 20 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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