| City | Population | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 5,936 | 28 | 26 | 2 |
| Ahoskie | 4,232 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Albemarle | 15,471 | 55 | 49 | 6 |
| Andrews | 1,700 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Angier | 4,467 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Apex | 34,766 | 69 | 54 | 15 |
| Archdale | 9,358 | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| Asheboro | 24,891 | 84 | 77 | 7 |
| Asheville | 74,923 | 263 | 195 | 68 |
| Atlantic Beach | 1,817 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Ayden | 5,041 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Badin | 1,328 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bailey | 685 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bakersville | 349 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bald Head Island | 308 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Banner Elk | 905 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Beaufort | 4,236 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Beech Mountain | 341 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Belhaven | 2,043 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Belmont | 9,433 | 41 | 31 | 10 |
| Benson | 3,554 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Beulaville | 1,147 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Biltmore Forest | 1,573 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Biscoe | 1,671 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Black Creek | 695 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Black Mountain | 7,915 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Bladenboro | 1,668 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Blowing Rock | 1,497 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | 4,920 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Boiling Springs | 3,883 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Boone | 13,995 | 44 | 35 | 9 |
| Boonville | 1,117 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brevard | 6,708 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| Broadway | 1,167 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Brookford | 426 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryson City | 1,370 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Bunn | 415 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Burgaw | 4,377 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Burlington | 51,440 | 153 | 111 | 42 |
| Burnsville | 1,639 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Butner | 6,146 | 50 | 43 | 7 |
| Cameron | 304 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Candor | 839 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Canton | 3,852 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| Cape Carteret | 1,407 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Carolina Beach | 5,955 | 30 | 28 | 2 |
| Carrboro | 18,213 | 41 | 38 | 3 |
| Carthage | 2,039 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Cary | 133,757 | 193 | 163 | 30 |
| Caswell Beach | 483 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Catawba | 817 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chadbourn | 2,053 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Chapel Hill | 53,069 | 130 | 112 | 18 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg1 | 777,708 | 2,141 | 1,635 | 506 |
| Cherryville | 5,651 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| China Grove | 3,755 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Chocowinity | 719 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Claremont | 1,153 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Clayton | 16,952 | 45 | 41 | 4 |
| Cleveland | 841 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Clinton | 8,896 | 32 | 29 | 3 |
| Clyde | 1,319 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Coats | 2,166 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Columbus | 973 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Concord | 67,478 | 180 | 154 | 26 |
| Conover | 7,348 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| Conway | 658 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cooleemee | 986 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Cornelius | 26,027 | 58 | 42 | 16 |
| Cramerton | 3,162 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Creedmoor | 3,859 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Dallas | 3,813 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Davidson | 10,716 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Denton | 1,490 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Dobson | 1,457 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Drexel | 1,877 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Duck | 497 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Dunn | 10,115 | 49 | 35 | 14 |
| Durham | 227,492 | 608 | 460 | 148 |
| East Bend | 665 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| East Spencer | 1,795 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Eden | 15,426 | 52 | 44 | 8 |
| Edenton | 4,964 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Elizabeth City | 20,363 | 66 | 53 | 13 |
| Elizabethtown | 3,702 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Elkin | 4,104 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Elon | 7,092 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Emerald Isle | 3,659 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Enfield | 2,337 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Erwin | 4,866 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Fair Bluff | 1,137 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fairmont | 2,734 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Farmville | 4,637 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| Fayetteville | 173,995 | 504 | 347 | 157 |
| Fletcher | 4,770 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Forest City | 7,117 | 34 | 32 | 2 |
| Four Oaks | 2,100 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Foxfire Village | 491 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Franklin | 3,982 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Franklinton | 2,013 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Fremont | 1,427 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 18,457 | 34 | 29 | 5 |
| Garner | 28,268 | 66 | 61 | 5 |
| Garysburg | 1,121 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gaston | 872 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gastonia | 73,060 | 205 | 172 | 33 |
| Gibsonville | 4,757 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Glen Alpine | 1,081 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Goldsboro | 37,421 | 120 | 103 | 17 |
| Graham | 14,684 | 36 | 33 | 3 |
| Granite Falls | 4,606 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Granite Quarry | 2,278 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Greensboro | 253,191 | 743 | 602 | 141 |
| Greenville | 81,814 | 231 | 182 | 49 |
| Grifton | 2,238 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Hamlet | 5,764 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| Havelock | 21,691 | 35 | 28 | 7 |
| Haw River | 2,023 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Henderson | 15,795 | 62 | 52 | 10 |
| Hendersonville | 12,077 | 50 | 38 | 12 |
| Hertford | 2,198 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Hickory | 41,718 | 143 | 114 | 29 |
| Highlands | 955 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| High Point | 103,675 | 260 | 219 | 41 |
| Hillsborough | 5,669 | 31 | 28 | 3 |
| Holden Beach | 857 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Holly Ridge | 917 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Holly Springs | 22,639 | 47 | 36 | 11 |
| Hope Mills | 13,442 | 41 | 30 | 11 |
| Hot Springs | 637 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hudson | 3,042 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Huntersville | 46,695 | 92 | 82 | 10 |
| Indian Beach | 92 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jackson | 638 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacksonville | 77,508 | 139 | 112 | 27 |
| Jefferson | 1,344 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonesville | 2,271 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Kannapolis | 43,166 | 96 | 75 | 21 |
| Kenansville | 1,186 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenly | 1,977 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Kernersville | 22,822 | 87 | 67 | 20 |
| Kill Devil Hills | 6,726 | 31 | 25 | 6 |
| King | 7,011 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| Kings Mountain | 11,275 | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| Kinston | 22,203 | 93 | 84 | 9 |
| Kitty Hawk | 3,290 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Knightdale | 8,419 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| Kure Beach | 2,658 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Lake Lure | 1,010 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Lake Royale | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Lake Waccamaw | 1,449 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Landis | 3,133 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Laurel Park | 2,178 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Laurinburg | 15,506 | 42 | 36 | 6 |
| Leland | 5,216 | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| Lenoir | 17,869 | 69 | 54 | 15 |
| Lexington | 20,450 | 75 | 67 | 8 |
| Liberty | 2,739 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Lilesville | 420 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lillington | 3,327 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Lincolnton | 10,944 | 36 | 31 | 5 |
| Littleton | 641 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Locust | 2,649 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Long View | 4,967 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Louisburg | 3,856 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Lowell | 2,807 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Lumberton | 22,111 | 89 | 78 | 11 |
| Madison | 2,255 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Maggie Valley | 814 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Maiden | 3,523 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Manteo | 1,331 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Marion | 5,168 | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| Marshall | 831 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mars Hill | 1,773 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Marshville | 3,317 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Matthews | 27,359 | 69 | 57 | 12 |
| Maxton | 2,699 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Mayodan | 2,595 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Maysville | 955 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| McAdenville | 669 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mebane | 11,024 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| Middlesex | 860 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mint Hill | 20,740 | 30 | 28 | 2 |
| Misenheimer | 683 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mocksville | 4,686 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| Monroe | 33,178 | 99 | 85 | 14 |
| Montreat | 704 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mooresville | 22,247 | 75 | 58 | 17 |
| Morehead City | 9,715 | 48 | 38 | 10 |
| Morganton | 17,169 | 97 | 63 | 34 |
| Morrisville | 15,207 | 34 | 32 | 2 |
| Mount Airy | 9,487 | 51 | 38 | 13 |
| Mount Gilead | 1,396 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Mount Holly | 10,130 | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| Mount Olive | 4,371 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Murfreesboro | 2,372 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Murphy | 1,558 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Nags Head | 3,051 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Nashville | 4,551 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Navassa | 1,908 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| New Bern | 29,251 | 133 | 87 | 46 |
| Newland | 650 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Newport | 4,419 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Newton | 13,449 | 43 | 34 | 9 |
| Newton Grove | 633 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Norlina | 1,010 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| North Topsail Beach | 969 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| North Wilkesboro | 4,158 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| Norwood | 2,403 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Oakboro | 1,165 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Oak Island | 8,375 | 32 | 25 | 7 |
| Ocean Isle Beach | 539 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Old Fort | 959 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Oxford | 8,667 | 39 | 32 | 7 |
| Pembroke | 2,763 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Pikeville | 703 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Pilot Mountain | 1,271 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Pinebluff | 1,422 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Pinehurst | 12,649 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
| Pine Knoll Shores | 1,550 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Pine Level | 1,805 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pinetops | 1,251 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Pineville | 6,878 | 47 | 36 | 11 |
| Pink Hill | 526 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsboro | 2,664 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Plymouth | 3,834 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Princeton | 1,310 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Raeford | 3,534 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Raleigh | 406,005 | 858 | 704 | 154 |
| Ramseur | 1,769 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Randleman | 3,696 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Ranlo | 2,353 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Red Springs | 3,530 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Reidsville | 14,899 | 58 | 49 | 9 |
| Richlands | 934 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Rich Square | 862 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| River Bend | 3,148 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Roanoke Rapids | 16,339 | 41 | 37 | 4 |
| Robbins | 1,228 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Robersonville | 1,535 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Rockingham | 8,810 | 37 | 32 | 5 |
| Rockwell | 2,017 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Rocky Mount | 57,121 | 203 | 150 | 53 |
| Rolesville | 3,220 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Rose Hill | 1,418 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rowland | 1,160 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Roxboro | 8,663 | 34 | 30 | 4 |
| Rutherfordton | 4,031 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Salisbury | 29,008 | 105 | 87 | 18 |
| Saluda | 579 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sanford | 30,020 | 97 | 83 | 14 |
| Scotland Neck | 2,150 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Selma | 7,049 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Seven Devils | 174 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Shallotte | 2,218 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Sharpsburg | 2,403 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Shelby | 21,515 | 85 | 71 | 14 |
| Siler City | 8,744 | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| Smithfield | 13,199 | 43 | 39 | 4 |
| Southern Pines | 12,865 | 37 | 28 | 9 |
| Southern Shores | 2,631 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Southport | 3,165 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Sparta | 1,770 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Spencer | 3,394 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Spindale | 3,863 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Spring Hope | 1,291 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Spring Lake | 8,112 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Spruce Pine | 1,975 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Stallings | 9,186 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| Stanfield | 1,112 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Stanley | 3,201 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Stantonsburg | 705 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Star | 791 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Statesville | 26,763 | 96 | 75 | 21 |
| Stoneville | 971 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Pauls | 2,044 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Sugar Mountain | 211 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sunset Beach | 2,663 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Surf City | 2,132 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Swansboro | 1,988 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Sylva | 2,437 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Tabor City | 2,764 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Tarboro | 10,155 | 35 | 28 | 7 |
| Taylorsville | 1,858 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Taylortown | 886 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Thomasville | 26,759 | 72 | 65 | 7 |
| Topsail Beach | 594 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Trent Woods | 3,960 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Troutman | 1,841 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Troy | 3,403 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Tryon | 1,702 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Valdese | 4,542 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Vanceboro | 844 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vass | 803 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Wadesboro | 5,026 | 30 | 25 | 5 |
| Wagram | 772 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | 29,368 | 64 | 54 | 10 |
| Wallace | 3,619 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Walnut Cove | 1,611 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Walnut Creek | 855 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Warrenton | 832 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Warsaw | 3,192 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Washington | 10,157 | 48 | 38 | 10 |
| Waxhaw | 3,808 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Waynesville | 9,915 | 42 | 34 | 8 |
| Weaverville | 3,102 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Weldon | 1,656 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Wendell | 5,414 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| West Jefferson | 1,118 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Whispering Pines | 2,157 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Whitakers | 770 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| White Lake | 515 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Whiteville | 5,242 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
| Wilkesboro | 3,134 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Williamston | 5,323 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Wilmington | 101,438 | 308 | 255 | 53 |
| Wilson | 48,807 | 136 | 115 | 21 |
| Wilson's Mills | 1,634 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Windsor | 3,093 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Wingate | 4,097 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Winston-Salem | 230,978 | 672 | 519 | 153 |
| Winterville | 4,812 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Woodfin | 5,750 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Woodland | 760 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wrightsville Beach | 2,654 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| Yadkinville | 2,865 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Youngsville | 786 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Zebulon | 4,809 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
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