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Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of North Carolina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of North Carolina.
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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 504 law enforcement agencies employing 23,442 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents.[1] As of June 2022, this is the latest data available, as the report has not been conducted since 2008.[2]
Sheriffs have been required in each county of North Carolina since the North Carolina Constitution of 1776. Article VII, Section 2 of the 1971 Constitution of North Carolina gives the authority and qualifications for a sheriff in each county:[4][5]
In two counties, Gaston and Mecklenburg counties, the county police have constitutionally mandated county wide responsibilities instead of the sheriff's department.
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