Table 78

NORTH CAROLINA
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees
by State by City, 2008

City	Population	Total law enforcement employees	Total officers	Total civilians
Aberdeen	5,662	26	24	2
Ahoskie	4,196	20	16	4
Albemarle	15,423	55	49	6
Andrews	1,707	6	5	1
Angier	4,414	11	10	1
Apex	33,244	68	54	14
Archdale	9,291	31	25	6
Asheboro	24,458	85	78	7
Asheville	74,215	266	195	71
Atlantic Beach	1,811	22	18	4
Aurora	593	2	2	0
Ayden	5,020	22	18	4
Badin	1,336	5	5	0
Bailey	681	2	2	0
Bakersville	350	2	1	1
Bald Head Island	305	12	11	1
Banner Elk	921	10	9	1
Beaufort	4,245	18	17	1
Beech Mountain	330	14	10	4
Belhaven	2,009	8	4	4
Belmont	9,263	43	34	9
Benson	3,471	15	14	1
Bethel	1,739	7	7	0
Beulaville	1,121	5	5	0
Biltmore Forest	1,561	14	13	1
Biscoe	1,680	9	8	1
Black Creek	696	2	2	0
Black Mountain	7,892	22	18	4
Bladenboro	1,667	6	6	0
Blowing Rock	1,482	13	10	3
Boiling Spring Lakes	4,773	10	9	1
Boiling Springs	3,796	8	8	0
Boone	13,885	43	35	8
Boonville	1,115	4	4	0
Brevard	6,674	29	23	6
Broadway	1,151	4	4	0
Brookford	425	1	1	0
Bryson City	1,388	8	7	1
Bunn	407	3	3	0
Burgaw	4,160	11	10	1
Burlington	50,058	146	102	44
Burnsville	1,647	8	8	0
Butner	6,636	46	41	5
Cameron	322	1	1	0
Candor	834	5	5	0
Canton	3,882	20	14	6
Cape Carteret	1,433	7	7	0
Carolina Beach	5,989	29	26	3
Carrboro	17,958	39	37	2
Carthage	2,027	11	10	1
Cary	125,277	189	159	30
Caswell Beach	483	4	4	0
Catawba	806	3	3	0
Chadbourn	2,063	10	9	1
Chapel Hill	52,034	136	112	24
Charlotte-Mecklenburg¹	758,769	2,122	1,637	485
Cherryville	5,554	23	18	5
China Grove	3,722	12	12	0
Chocowinity	716	3	3	0
Claremont	1,143	9	8	1
Clayton	16,013	46	42	4
Cleveland	833	5	5	0
Clinton	8,876	36	33	3
Clyde	1,255	4	4	0
Columbus	977	6	6	0
Concord	65,725	176	151	25
Conover	7,302	25	24	1
Conway	668	2	2	0
Cooleemee	982	4	4	0
Cornelius	24,983	56	41	15
Cramerton	3,109	12	12	0
Creedmoor	3,606	17	13	4
Dallas	3,734	17	13	4
Davidson	9,933	17	16	1
Denton	1,479	6	6	0
Dobson	1,454	4	4	0
Drexel	1,869	5	5	0
Dunn	10,004	46	37	9
Durham	221,785	584	450	134
East Bend	664	2	2	0
Eden	15,393	53	44	9
Edenton	4,992	14	12	2
Elizabeth City	19,813	68	56	12
Elizabethtown	3,762	15	14	1
Elkin	4,079	21	17	4
Elon	6,986	16	15	1
Emerald Isle	3,672	18	13	5
Enfield	2,331	11	10	1
Erwin	4,807	10	9	1
Fair Bluff	1,139	3	3	0
Fairmont	2,717	14	11	3
Farmville	4,630	24	19	5
Fayetteville	171,457	489	334	155
Fletcher	4,725	13	12	1
Forest City	7,086	34	32	2
Four Oaks	1,912	5	5	0
Foxfire Village	491	2	2	0
Franklin	3,953	19	18	1
Franklinton	1,972	10	9	1
Fremont	1,429	7	4	3
Fuquay-Varina	16,674	33	28	5
Garner	26,378	67	61	6
Garysburg	1,140	2	2	0
Gaston	886	2	2	0
Gastonia	71,486	195	168	27
Gibsonville	4,732	15	14	1
Glen Alpine	1,076	3	3	0
Goldsboro	37,445	107	93	14
Graham	14,543	38	35	3
Granite Falls	4,570	16	14	2
Granite Quarry	2,234	7	7	0
Greensboro	249,561	700	593	107
Greenville	77,960	212	172	40
Grifton	2,234	8	8	0
Hamlet	5,749	22	18	4
Havelock	22,135	33	27	6
Henderson	15,841	59	50	9
Hendersonville	12,027	50	38	12
Hertford	2,149	8	7	1
Hickory	41,414	144	115	29
Highlands	950	12	12	0
High Point	102,298	260	209	51
Hillsborough	5,559	31	28	3
Holden Beach	858	9	9	0
Holly Ridge	830	9	8	1
Holly Springs	21,432	45	36	9
Hope Mills	13,004	36	28	8
Hot Springs	636	1	1	0
Hudson	3,023	12	11	1
Huntersville	45,273	85	75	10
Indian Beach	93	4	4	0
Jackson	646	2	1	1
Jacksonville	75,770	136	108	28
Jefferson	1,361	3	3	0
Jonesville	2,269	11	10	1
Kannapolis	42,065	98	71	27
Kenansville	904	5	5	0
Kenly	1,930	8	7	1
Kernersville	22,782	84	64	20
Kill Devil Hills	6,670	29	22	7
King	6,863	21	18	3
Kings Mountain	11,136	37	31	6
Kingstown	844	1	1	0
Kinston	22,168	80	71	9
Kitty Hawk	3,344	17	15	2
Knightdale	7,571	23	22	1
Kure Beach	2,647	10	9	1
La Grange	2,745	6	6	0
Lake Lure	1,005	11	10	1
Lake Royale		4	4	0
Lake Waccamaw	1,448	4	4	0
Landis	3,111	9	8	1
Laurel Park	2,151	7	7	0
Laurinburg	15,442	45	39	6
Leland	4,992	32	29	3
Lenoir	17,843	65	49	16
Lexington	20,375	73	64	9
Liberty	2,726	11	10	1
Lilesville	422	1	1	0
Lillington	3,257	13	12	1
Lincolnton	10,779	33	28	5
Littleton	642	4	4	0
Locust	2,624	10	9	1
Long View	4,940	15	15	0
Louisburg	3,764	13	12	1
Lowell	2,746	9	9	0
Lumberton	21,849	76	67	9
Madison	2,256	11	10	1
Maggie Valley	817	9	8	1
Magnolia	989	2	2	0
Maiden	3,461	14	13	1
Manteo	1,330	8	7	1
Marion	5,112	30	25	5
Marshall	830	3	3	0
Mars Hill	1,770	5	5	0
Marshville	3,198	5	5	0
Matthews	27,140	67	55	12
Maxton	2,696	13	8	5
Mayodan	2,600	16	14	2
Maysville	963	2	2	0
McAdenville	660	2	2	0
Mebane	10,534	24	18	6
Middlesex	857	4	4	0
Mint Hill	20,096	29	27	2
Mocksville	4,634	22	21	1
Monroe	32,216	91	76	15
Montreat	715	5	5	0
Mooresville	22,003	73	54	19
Morehead City	9,683	48	38	10
Morganton	17,069	98	62	36
Morrisville	14,976	32	30	2
Mount Airy	8,729	52	39	13
Mount Gilead	1,405	4	4	0
Mount Holly	9,982	34	27	7
Mount Olive	4,380	17	16	1
Murfreesboro	2,333	15	10	5
Murphy	1,565	10	7	3
Nags Head	3,064	23	21	2
Nashville	4,594	15	14	1
Navassa	1,801	2	2	0
New Bern	28,855	134	89	45
Newland	649	5	5	0
Newport	4,318	10	10	0
Newton	13,359	42	33	9
Newton Grove	631	3	3	0
Norlina	1,008	5	5	0
North Topsail Beach	976	12	11	1
Northwest	936	3	3	0
North Wilkesboro	4,139	25	22	3
Norwood	2,131	8	7	1
Oakboro	1,166	5	5	0
Oak Island	8,397	28	21	7
Ocean Isle Beach	533	13	13	0
Old Fort	961	6	5	1
Oxford	8,628	38	31	7
Parkton	431	1	1	0
Pembroke	2,760	18	14	4
Pikeville	703	2	2	0
Pilot Mountain	1,269	9	8	1
Pinebluff	1,419	4	4	0
Pinehurst	12,422	29	24	5
Pine Knoll Shores	1,553	10	9	1
Pine Level	1,551	5	5	0
Pinetops	1,252	8	6	2
Pineville	6,642	43	32	11
Pink Hill	525	2	2	0
Pittsboro	2,582	11	11	0
Plymouth	3,826	12	12	0
Princeton	1,275	3	3	0
Raeford	3,466	17	15	2
Raleigh	388,661	803	689	114
Ramseur	1,715	8	8	0
Randleman	3,678	14	14	0
Ranlo	2,310	7	7	0
Red Springs	3,502	21	17	4
Reidsville	15,027	53	45	8
Richlands	913	5	5	0
Rich Square	845	2	2	0
River Bend	3,123	5	5	0
Roanoke Rapids	16,347	40	37	3
Robersonville	1,548	7	7	0
Rockingham	8,802	40	35	5
Rockwell	1,998	4	4	0
Rocky Mount	56,950	170	128	42
Rolesville	2,519	11	10	1
Roseboro	1,462	4	4	0
Rose Hill	1,409	4	4	0
Rowland	1,148	7	6	1
Roxboro	8,681	38	33	5
Rutherfordton	4,019	15	15	0
Salisbury	28,747	106	87	19
Saluda	566	4	4	0
Sanford	29,414	102	81	21
Scotland Neck	2,163	8	7	1
Seagrove	258	1	1	0
Selma	6,921	24	22	2
Seven Devils	168	5	5	0
Shallotte	1,759	14	13	1
Sharpsburg	2,400	7	7	0
Shelby	21,415	88	70	18
Siler City	8,725	26	21	5
Smithfield	12,759	44	40	4
Southern Pines	12,604	38	30	8
Southern Shores	2,670	10	10	0
Southport	3,108	12	11	1
Sparta	1,778	6	6	0
Spencer	3,370	14	13	1
Spindale	3,838	13	13	0
Spring Lake	8,122	25	21	4
Spruce Pine	1,984	9	9	0
Stallings	8,960	24	22	2
Stanfield	1,106	4	4	0
Stanley	3,299	13	9	4
Stantonsburg	703	4	4	0
Star	797	4	4	0
Statesville	26,474	91	68	23
St. Pauls	2,035	16	11	5
Sugar Mountain	209	5	5	0
Sunset Beach	2,348	12	12	0
Surf City	1,986	19	17	2
Swansboro	1,915	9	9	0
Sylva	2,427	14	13	1
Tabor City	2,636	10	9	1
Tarboro	10,187	33	27	6
Taylortown	876	2	2	0
Thomasville	26,528	73	65	8
Topsail Beach	587	8	7	1
Trent Woods	3,962	5	5	0
Troutman	1,819	12	12	0
Troy	3,373	11	10	1
Tryon	1,714	10	8	2
Valdese	4,523	13	12	1
Vanceboro	845	1	1	0
Vass	780	3	3	0
Wadesboro	5,061	27	21	6
Wagram	785	2	2	0
Wake Forest	27,532	60	51	9
Wallace	3,611	17	14	3
Walnut Cove	1,602	8	7	1
Walnut Creek	854	2	2	0
Warrenton	732	6	5	1
Warsaw	3,164	16	12	4
Washington	10,097	41	32	9
Waxhaw	3,665	18	15	3
Waynesville	9,921	40	32	8
Weaverville	2,591	14	13	1
Weldon	1,279	9	9	0
Wendell	5,260	17	15	2
West Jefferson	1,120	7	7	0
Whispering Pines	2,139	10	9	1
Whitakers	767	3	3	0
White Lake	565	6	6	0
Whiteville	5,226	28	24	4
Wilkesboro	3,168	22	20	2
Williamston	5,362	21	20	1
Wilmington	100,944	321	266	55
Wilson	48,140	134	113	21
Wilson's Mills	1,587	2	2	0
Windsor	2,110	9	9	0
Wingate	3,954	6	6	0
Winston-Salem	226,460	649	493	156
Winterville	4,803	21	20	1
Woodfin	4,841	15	14	1
Woodland	757	1	1	0
Wrightsville Beach	2,680	25	23	2
Yadkinville	2,862	13	12	1
Youngsville	748	9	8	1
Zebulon	4,566	22	21	1

¹ The employee data presented in this table for Charlotte-Mecklenburg represent only Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department employees and exclude Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office employees.

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