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Table 78

NORTH CAROLINA

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees

by City, 2019

City Population Total law
enforcement
employees		 Total
officers		 Total
civilians
Aberdeen 7,892 30 28 2
Ahoskie 4,772 17 15 2
Albemarle 16,134 49 42 7
Andrews 1,839 5 5 0
Angier 5,363 16 16 0
Apex 56,276 108 88 20
Archdale 11,509 32 26 6
Asheboro 25,894 81 73 8
Asheville 93,641 286 232 54
Atlantic Beach 1,506 16 15 1
Ayden 5,128 22 18 4
Badin 1,968 2 2 0
Bailey 560 2 2 0
Bakersville 450 1 1 0
Bald Head Island 182 27 24 3
Banner Elk 1,101 9 8 1
Beaufort 4,417 18 17 1
Beech Mountain 324 13 9 4
Belhaven 1,567 7 6 1
Belmont 12,812 42 35 7
Benson 3,901 15 14 1
Bessemer City 5,552 15 14 1
Bethel 1,610 4 4 0
Beulaville 1,306 4 4 0
Biltmore Forest 1,410 14 11 3
Biscoe 1,724 8 7 1
Black Creek 766 3 3 0
Black Mountain 8,187 24 20 4
Bladenboro 1,627 6 6 0
Blowing Rock 1,316 12 10 2
Boiling Spring Lakes 6,238 12 10 2
Boiling Springs 4,551 10 10 0
Boone 19,893 45 32 13
Boonville 1,152 4 4 0
Brevard 7,928 32 25 7
Bridgeton 441 1 1 0
Broadway 1,290 4 4 0
Bryson City 1,453 6 5 1
Bunn 377 3 2 1
Burgaw 4,176 12 11 1
Burlington 54,108 170 132 38
Burnsville 1,641 8 8 0
Butner 7,847 40 34 6
Candor 815 4 4 0
Canton 4,349 21 16 5
Cape Carteret 2,076 7 7 0
Carolina Beach 6,437 29 26 3
Carrboro 21,542 39 35 4
Carthage 2,524 12 11 1
Cary 172,525 227 186 41
Caswell Beach 428 4 4 0
Chadbourn 1,711 9 8 1
Chapel Hill 61,457 96 82 14
Charlotte-Mecklenburg1 944,260 2,295 1,823 472
Cherryville 6,062 19 14 5
China Grove 4,220 13 13 0
Chocowinity 794 3 3 0
Claremont 1,407 9 9 0
Clayton 23,842 49 46 3
Cleveland 882 3 3 0
Clinton 8,512 31 27 4
Clyde 1,311 4 4 0
Coats 2,510 7 7 0
Columbus 995 9 8 1
Concord 96,138 201 171 30
Conover 8,426 27 24 3
Conway 729 1 1 0
Cooleemee 969 1 1 0
Cornelius 30,407 78 60 18
Cramerton 4,454 16 16 0
Creedmoor 4,636 19 15 4
Dallas 4,787 15 13 2
Davidson 13,193 22 20 2
Dobson 1,543 8 8 0
Drexel 1,849 5 5 0
Duck 390 13 12 1
Dunn 9,768 44 38 6
Durham 280,282 638 471 167
East Bend 593 2 2 0
East Spencer 1,550 7 7 0
Eden 14,773 47 43 4
Edenton 4,631 47 43 4
Elizabeth City 17,424 66 55 11
Elizabethtown 3,447 16 15 1
Elkin 4,038 21 17 4
Elon 12,214 20 19 1
Emerald Isle 3,706 19 18 1
Enfield 2,288 10 9 1
Erwin 5,148 12 11 1
Fair Bluff 882 3 3 0
Fairmont 2,601 8 7 1
Farmville 4,679 23 18 5
Fayetteville 209,614 560 396 164
Fletcher 8,485 17 16 1
Forest City 7,116 30 28 2
Four Oaks 2,224 8 8 0
Foxfire Village 1,031 3 3 0
Franklin 4,062 18 17 1
Franklinton 2,195 7 7 0
Fremont 1,264 4 4 0
Fuquay-Varina 30,977 57 49 8
Garner 31,137 74 65 9
Garysburg 918 2 2 0
Gaston 1,016 3 3 0
Gastonia 77,716 192 170 22
Gibsonville 7,356 19 18 1
Glen Alpine 1,480 5 5 0
Goldsboro 34,085 114 98 16
Graham 15,185 41 38 3
Granite Falls 4,629 17 13 4
Granite Quarry 2,999 8 8 0
Greensboro 298,025 767 637 130
Greenville 94,193 244 194 50
Grifton 2,658 7 7 0
Hamlet 6,312 19 18 1
Havelock 20,128 37 28 9
Haw River 2,525 9 9 0
Henderson 14,883 57 42 15
Hendersonville 14,234 57 40 17
Hertford 2,109 9 7 2
Hickory 41,040 147 110 37
Highlands 974 14 13 1
High Point 113,307 284 231 53
Hillsborough 7,321 30 28 2
Holden Beach 656 8 8 0
Holly Ridge 2,829 10 9 1
Holly Springs 38,577 74 57 17
Hope Mills 15,878 41 37 4
Hot Springs 578 1 1 0
Hudson 3,704 14 13 1
Huntersville 58,512 101 91 10
Indian Beach 119 5 5 0
Jackson 455 2 2 0
Jacksonville 72,300 144 113 31
Jefferson 1,534 5 5 0
Jonesville 2,200 10 9 1
Kannapolis 50,725 101 72 29
Kenansville 855 3 3 0
Kenly 1,574 8 8 0
Kernersville 24,980 86 67 19
Kill Devil Hills 7,268 34 28 6
King 6,878 24 21 3
Kings Mountain 10,965 43 33 10
Kinston 19,886 67 56 11
Kitty Hawk 3,563 18 15 3
Knightdale 18,351 35 32 3
Kure Beach 2,113 13 12 1
Lake Lure 1,150 10 9 1
Lake Royale 2,758 7 7 0
Lake Waccamaw 1,395 4 4 0
Landis 3,133 12 12 0
Laurel Park 2,342 7 7 0
Laurinburg 14,928 43 41 2
Leland 23,360 38 35 3
Lenoir 17,904 68 51 17
Lexington 18,917 66 55 11
Liberty 2,656 11 10 1
Lilesville 485 2 2 0
Lillington 3,658 15 14 1
Lincolnton 11,022 36 32 4
Littleton 589 3 3 0
Locust 3,246 13 13 0
Long View 4,921 14 13 1
Louisburg 3,549 17 16 1
Lowell 3,709 9 9 0
Lumberton 20,754 97 87 10
Madison 2,103 18 18 0
Maggie Valley 1,230 10 9 1
Magnolia 954 2 2 0
Maiden 3,439 19 18 1
Manteo 1,453 7 6 1
Marion 7,837 27 25 2
Marshall 911 3 3 0
Mars Hill 2,054 5 5 0
Marshville 2,748 8 8 0
Matthews 33,372 69 58 11
Maxton 2,359 9 5 4
Mayodan 2,358 14 14 0
Maysville 955 3 3 0
Mebane 16,203 39 35 4
Micro 530 1 1 0
Middlesex 824 5 5 0
Mint Hill 27,776 37 33 4
Misenheimer 692 5 5 0
Mocksville 5,322 21 20 1
Monroe 35,630 99 88 11
Montreat 852 5 5 0
Mooresville 38,967 102 81 21
Morehead City 9,721 43 39 4
Morganton 16,524 97 61 36
Morrisville 28,796 40 38 2
Mount Airy 10,242 46 32 14
Mount Gilead 1,144 7 7 0
Mount Holly 16,475 40 32 8
Mount Olive 4,652 16 15 1
Murfreesboro 3,072 9 8 1
Murphy 1,657 10 9 1
Nags Head 2,963 25 23 2
Nashville 5,523 14 13 1
Navassa 2,217 3 3 0
New Bern 30,187 111 86 25
Newland 684 5 5 0
Newport 4,666 8 8 0
Newton 13,153 40 31 9
Newton Grove 564 3 3 0
Norlina 1,050 5 5 0
North Topsail Beach 738 12 11 1
Northwest 782 2 2 0
North Wilkesboro 4,220 26 25 1
Norwood 2,438 9 9 0
Oakboro 1,899 8 8 0
Oak Island 8,244 25 23 2
Ocean Isle Beach 644 13 12 1
Old Fort 921 4 4 0
Oriental 852 2 2 0
Oxford 8,851 32 30 2
Parkton 414 2 2 0
Pembroke 2,994 17 13 4
Pikeville 678 4 4 0
Pilot Mountain 1,416 9 8 1
Pinebluff 1,582 3 3 0
Pinehurst 16,522 30 25 5
Pine Knoll Shores 1,331 8 8 0
Pine Level 2,016 5 5 0
Pinetops 1,240 9 7 2
Pineville 9,088 47 36 11
Pink Hill 507 2 2 0
Pittsboro 4,359 13 13 0
Plymouth 3,400 11 10 1
Polkton 2,880 3 3 0
Princeton 1,402 4 4 0
Raeford 5,001 19 17 2
Raleigh 477,828 646 544 102
Ramseur 1,689 6 6 0
Randleman 4,119 16 16 0
Ranlo 3,661 11 10 1
Red Springs 3,341 13 12 1
Reidsville 13,959 54 49 5
Richlands 1,698 8 8 0
Rich Square 837 1 1 0
River Bend 3,033 6 6 0
Roanoke Rapids 14,354 40 34 6
Robbins 1,215 4 4 0
Robersonville 1,348 7 7 0
Rockingham 8,687 38 36 2
Rockwell 2,151 7 7 0
Rocky Mount 53,827 182 144 38
Rolesville 8,924 21 20 1
Rose Hill 1,623 6 6 0
Rowland 1,002 7 6 1
Roxboro 8,299 35 30 5
Rutherfordton 4,047 15 14 1
Salisbury 33,877 93 79 14
Saluda 690 4 4 0
Sanford 30,135 99 75 24
Scotland Neck 1,852 8 7 1
Seagrove 228 1 1 0
Selma 7,018 23 22 1
Seven Devils 217 6 6 0
Shallotte 4,396 15 14 1
Sharpsburg 2,013 7 6 1
Shelby 20,004 85 72 13
Siler City 8,237 24 18 6
Smithfield 12,882 39 35 4
Snow Hill 1,513 7 7 0
Southern Pines 14,524 48 40 8
Southern Shores 2,940 12 11 1
Southport 3,961 9 9 0
Sparta 1,758 6 6 0
Spencer 3,238 11 11 0
Spindale 4,215 11 11 0
Spring Hope 1,305 7 7 0
Spring Lake 12,069 30 27 3
Spruce Pine 2,138 10 10 0
Stallings 16,173 25 22 3
Stanfield 1,536 5 5 0
Stanley 3,769 11 10 1
Stantonsburg 777 4 4 0
Star 845 4 4 0
Statesville 27,372 93 71 22
Stoneville 1,237 5 5 0
St. Pauls 2,323 16 12 4
Sugar Mountain 197 5 5 0
Sunset Beach 4,002 15 15 0
Surf City 2,487 22 21 1
Swansboro 3,354 14 13 1
Sylva 2,742 12 12 0
Tabor City 4,136 11 10 1
Tarboro 10,765 36 30 6
Taylorsville 2,185 13 13 0
Taylortown 847 4 3 1
Thomasville 26,617 72 66 6
Topsail Beach 435 10 9 1
Trent Woods 4,030 5 5 0
Troutman 2,755 13 13 0
Troy 3,326 10 9 1
Tryon 1,609 9 7 2
Valdese 4,435 12 11 1
Vanceboro 966 3 3 0
Vass 792 4 4 0
Wadesboro 5,228 28 23 5
Wagram 770 1 1 0
Wake Forest 46,145 100 78 22
Wallace 3,894 20 16 4
Walnut Creek 863 3 3 0
Warrenton 837 5 4 1
Warsaw 3,115 16 14 2
Washington 9,497 40 31 9
Waxhaw 17,203 28 26 2
Waynesville 10,146 43 33 10
Weaverville 4,013 17 16 1
Weldon 1,472 8 8 0
Wendell 8,096 18 17 1
West Jefferson 1,311 8 8 0
Whispering Pines 3,385 9 8 1
Whitakers 701 2 2 0
White Lake 776 6 6 0
Whiteville 5,338 25 21 4
Wilkesboro 3,491 24 22 2
Williamston 5,217 23 20 3
Wilmington 124,750 336 267 69
Wilson 49,344 131 116 15
Wilson's Mills 2,744 6 6 0
Windsor 3,310 8 8 0
Wingate 4,557 7 7 0
Winston-Salem 248,445 674 518 156
Winterville 9,922 23 22 1
Woodfin 6,634 14 13 1
Woodland 701 1 1 0
Wrightsville Beach 2,550 26 24 2
Yadkinville 2,890 14 13 1
Youngsville 1,365 12 11 1
Zebulon 5,814 22 21 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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