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Table 78

NORTH CAROLINA

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees

by City, 2011

City Population Total law
enforcement
employees		 Total
officers		 Total
civilians
Aberdeen 6,431 28 26 2
Ahoskie 5,103 22 16 6
Albemarle 16,105 52 46 6
Andrews 1,804 5 5 0
Angier 4,405 12 12 0
Apex 37,951 68 53 15
Archdale 11,560 31 25 6
Asheboro 25,329 85 78 7
Asheville 84,450 238 198 40
Atlantic Beach 1,514 19 18 1
Aurora 527 2 2 0
Ayden 4,995 22 18 4
Badin 1,999 4 4 0
Bailey 576 2 2 0
Bakersville 470 1 1 0
Bald Head Island 160 21 12 9
Banner Elk 1,041 10 9 1
Beaufort 4,090 19 18 1
Beech Mountain 324 14 10 4
Belhaven 1,709 10 6 4
Belmont 10,204 44 33 11
Benson 3,353 15 14 1
Bethel 1,597 5 5 0
Beulaville 1,312 4 4 0
Biltmore Forest 1,360 15 13 2
Biscoe 1,722 9 8 1
Black Creek 779 2 2 0
Black Mountain 7,948 21 17 4
Bladenboro 1,772 5 5 0
Blowing Rock 1,257 13 10 3
Boiling Spring Lakes 5,440 9 8 1
Boiling Springs 4,706 8 8 0
Bolton 700 3 2 1
Boone 17,339 41 34 7
Boonville 1,237 5 5 0
Brevard 7,705 28 22 6
Broadway 1,245 4 4 0
Brookford 387 1 1 0
Bryson City 1,442 8 7 1
Bunn 348 2 2 0
Burgaw 3,921 13 12 1
Burlington 50,597 162 122 40
Burnsville 1,714 8 8 0
Butner 7,687 45 40 5
Cameron 289 1 1 0
Candor 851 5 5 0
Canton 4,281 20 14 6
Cape Carteret 1,941 6 6 0
Carolina Beach 5,778 30 28 2
Carrboro 19,830 42 39 3
Carthage 2,233 11 10 1
Cary 136,949 211 173 38
Caswell Beach 403 4 4 0
Catawba 611 1 1 0
Chadbourn 1,880 10 9 1
Chapel Hill 57,959 129 114 15
Charlotte-Mecklenburg1 789,478 2,214 1,726 488
Cherryville 5,833 22 17 5
China Grove 3,608 13 13 0
Chocowinity 830 3 3 0
Claremont 1,369 9 8 1
Clayton 16,320 46 42 4
Cleveland 882 5 5 0
Clinton 8,749 34 30 4
Clyde 1,239 4 4 0
Coats 2,139 5 5 0
Columbus 1,012 6 6 0
Concord 80,069 182 154 28
Conover 8,269 26 25 1
Conway 847 1 1 0
Cooleemee 972 4 4 0
Cornelius 25,181 68 51 17
Cramerton 4,218 13 13 0
Creedmoor 4,176 17 13 4
Dallas 4,545 16 12 4
Davidson 11,083 18 17 1
Denton 1,657 6 6 0
Dobson 1,606 6 6 0
Drexel 1,882 5 5 0
Duck 374 9 8 1
Dunn 9,380 51 35 16
Durham 231,225 618 476 142
East Bend 620 2 2 0
East Spencer 1,553 4 4 0
Eden 15,724 52 43 9
Edenton 5,067 18 15 3
Elizabeth City 18,920 71 58 13
Elizabethtown 3,628 17 16 1
Elkin 4,052 21 17 4
Elon 9,538 16 15 1
Emerald Isle 3,701 16 13 3
Enfield 2,564 17 16 1
Erwin 4,461 11 10 1
Fair Bluff 963 3 3 0
Fairmont 2,697 15 12 3
Farmville 4,713 21 16 5
Fayetteville 203,107 513 366 147
Fletcher 7,278 15 14 1
Forest City 7,571 34 32 2
Four Oaks 1,945 5 5 0
Foxfire Village 913 2 2 0
Franklin 3,894 18 17 1
Franklinton 2,049 9 9 0
Fremont 1,271 4 4 0
Fuquay-Varina 18,164 36 31 5
Garner 26,071 69 64 5
Garysburg 1,070 2 2 0
Gaston 1,167 2 2 0
Gastonia 72,651 204 176 28
Gibsonville 6,491 15 14 1
Glen Alpine 1,536 3 3 0
Goldsboro 36,899 121 110 11
Graham 14,332 37 34 3
Granite Falls 4,782 15 13 2
Granite Quarry 2,967 7 7 0
Greensboro 273,086 773 636 137
Greenville 85,626 236 185 51
Grifton 2,650 7 7 0
Hamlet 6,577 24 20 4
Havelock 20,998 36 29 7
Haw River 2,327 8 8 0
Henderson 15,563 58 50 8
Hendersonville 13,304 49 37 12
Hertford 2,170 9 8 1
Hickory 40,517 147 116 31
Highlands 936 12 11 1
High Point 105,695 247 211 36
Hillsborough 6,164 26 24 2
Holden Beach 582 8 8 0
Holly Ridge 1,284 9 8 1
Holly Springs 24,974 54 44 10
Hope Mills 15,368 40 34 6
Hot Springs 567 1 1 0
Hudson 3,824 12 11 1
Huntersville 47,366 90 81 9
Indian Beach 113 4 4 0
Jackson 520 1 1 0
Jacksonville 71,034 149 120 29
Jefferson 1,631 3 3 0
Jonesville 2,314 11 10 1
Kannapolis 43,166 98 76 22
Kenansville 866 5 5 0
Kenly 1,356 8 8 0
Kernersville 23,416 80 64 16
Kill Devil Hills 6,768 33 29 4
King 6,992 23 20 3
Kings Mountain 10,427 36 30 6
Kinston 21,952 85 75 10
Kitty Hawk 3,313 18 16 2
Knightdale 11,546 29 28 1
Kure Beach 2,038 12 11 1
Lake Lure 1,207 11 10 1
Lake Royale 2,538 6 6 0
Lake Waccamaw 1,499 5 5 0
Landis 3,148 11 10 1
Laurel Park 2,208 7 7 0
Laurinburg 16,164 45 39 6
Leland 13,699 34 31 3
Lenoir 18,459 66 52 14
Lexington 19,171 74 65 9
Liberty 2,690 11 10 1
Lilesville 543 1 1 0
Lillington 3,235 12 11 1
Lincolnton 10,619 36 31 5
Littleton 683 3 3 0
Locust 2,967 13 12 1
Long View 4,933 15 15 0
Louisburg 3,402 14 13 1
Lowell 3,571 9 9 0
Lumberton 21,815 91 81 10
Madison 2,274 14 13 1
Maggie Valley 1,165 11 10 1
Magnolia 951 2 2 0
Maiden 3,352 15 14 1
Manteo 1,452 8 7 1
Marion 7,937 26 25 1
Marshall 883 3 3 0
Mars Hill 1,893 5 5 0
Marshville 2,432 7 7 0
Matthews 27,543 69 57 12
Maxton 2,457 16 12 4
Mayodan 2,509 16 13 3
Maysville 1,032 3 3 0
Mebane 11,537 29 22 7
Middlesex 832 4 4 0
Mint Hill 23,010 30 27 3
Misenheimer 737 4 4 0
Mocksville 5,115 24 22 2
Monroe 33,213 98 86 12
Montreat 732 5 5 0
Mooresville 33,126 79 58 21
Morehead City 8,771 43 37 6
Morganton 17,133 90 59 31
Morrisville 18,812 34 33 1
Morven 517 1 1 0
Mount Airy 10,520 53 41 12
Mount Gilead 1,196 7 7 0
Mount Holly 13,829 36 30 6
Mount Olive 4,647 15 14 1
Murfreesboro 2,871 14 9 5
Murphy 1,648 10 7 3
Nags Head 2,792 23 21 2
Nashville 5,420 16 15 1
Navassa 1,524 4 4 0
New Bern 29,898 111 76 35
Newland 707 5 5 0
Newport 4,203 9 9 0
Newton 13,132 43 35 8
Newton Grove 576 3 3 0
Norlina 1,132 4 4 0
North Topsail Beach 752 12 11 1
Northwest 744 2 2 0
North Wilkesboro 4,299 25 24 1
Norwood 2,409 7 6 1
Oakboro 1,883 6 6 0
Oak Island 6,869 31 25 6
Ocean Isle Beach 557 13 13 0
Old Fort 920 3 3 0
Oxford 8,568 35 29 6
Parkton 442 2 2 0
Pembroke 3,011 17 13 4
Pikeville 687 3 3 0
Pilot Mountain 1,496 9 8 1
Pinebluff 1,354 3 3 0
Pinehurst 13,290 28 23 5
Pine Knoll Shores 1,356 7 7 0
Pine Level 1,722 5 5 0
Pinetops 1,391 9 6 3
Pineville 7,574 45 34 11
Pink Hill 559 2 2 0
Pittsboro 3,790 13 13 0
Plymouth 3,927 13 13 0
Polkton 3,418 1 1 0
Princeton 1,209 4 4 0
Raeford 4,669 16 15 1
Raleigh 409,014 846 746 100
Ramseur 1,713 6 6 0
Randleman 4,165 14 14 0
Ranlo 3,478 7 7 0
Red Springs 3,471 21 17 4
Reidsville 14,704 58 50 8
Richlands 1,539 5 5 0
Rich Square 970 2 2 0
River Bend 3,159 5 5 0
Roanoke Rapids 15,954 41 37 4
Robbins 1,111 5 5 0
Robersonville 1,507 7 7 0
Rockingham 9,679 37 32 5
Rockwell 2,135 5 5 0
Rocky Mount 58,206 207 165 42
Rolesville 3,834 12 11 1
Rose Hill 1,647 4 4 0
Rowland 1,050 7 6 1
Roxboro 8,468 38 33 5
Rutherfordton 4,266 15 14 1
Salisbury 34,089 94 78 16
Saluda 722 4 4 0
Sanford 28,450 100 80 20
Scotland Neck 2,085 9 8 1
Selma 6,150 25 23 2
Seven Devils 194 6 6 0
Shallotte 3,722 14 13 1
Sharpsburg 2,050 8 8 0
Shelby 20,581 82 71 11
Siler City 7,987 26 21 5
Smithfield 11,105 44 42 2
Southern Pines 12,490 40 32 8
Southern Shores 2,748 11 10 1
Southport 2,869 11 10 1
Sparta 1,792 6 6 0
Spencer 3,308 13 12 1
Spindale 4,376 12 12 0
Spring Hope 1,337 6 6 0
Spring Lake 12,116 29 26 3
Spruce Pine 2,203 11 11 0
Stallings 14,006 24 21 3
Stanfield 1,505 3 3 0
Stanley 3,601 10 10 0
Stantonsburg 794 3 3 0
Star 887 4 4 0
Statesville 24,843 96 76 20
Stoneville 1,069 4 4 0
St. Pauls 2,061 18 13 5
Sugar Mountain 201 5 5 0
Sunset Beach 3,617 13 13 0
Surf City 1,876 19 17 2
Swansboro 2,697 9 9 0
Sylva 2,621 14 13 1
Tabor City 2,543 10 9 1
Tarboro 11,560 34 28 6
Taylorsville 2,125 11 11 0
Taylortown 731 1 1 0
Thomasville 27,096 74 68 6
Topsail Beach 373 8 7 1
Trent Woods 4,208 5 5 0
Troutman 2,413 14 14 0
Troy 3,229 12 11 1
Tryon 1,667 10 8 2
Valdese 4,547 12 11 1
Vanceboro 1,018 2 2 0
Vass 729 3 3 0
Wadesboro 5,887 30 25 5
Wagram 851 2 2 0
Wake Forest 30,499 66 55 11
Wallace 3,929 18 15 3
Walnut Cove 1,443 6 6 0
Walnut Creek 846 2 2 0
Warrenton 873 5 4 1
Warsaw 3,093 15 13 2
Washington 9,868 46 38 8
Waxhaw 9,984 21 19 2
Waynesville 9,994 42 34 8
Weaverville 3,160 15 14 1
Weldon 1,676 9 9 0
Wendell 5,919 17 15 2
West Jefferson 1,315 8 8 0
Whispering Pines 2,965 9 8 1
Whitakers 753 2 2 0
White Lake 812 6 6 0
Whiteville 5,462 27 24 3
Wilkesboro 3,456 23 21 2
Williamston 5,581 21 20 1
Wilmington 107,826 310 256 54
Wilson 49,790 133 118 15
Wilson's Mills 2,306 4 4 0
Windsor 3,676 9 9 0
Wingate 3,535 8 8 0
Winston-Salem 232,529 749 585 164
Winterville 9,387 19 18 1
Woodfin 6,201 14 14 0
Woodland 819 2 2 0
Wrightsville Beach 2,508 26 23 3
Yadkinville 2,997 13 12 1
Youngsville 1,172 10 9 1
Zebulon 4,489 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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