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]
- Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center Police - Black Mountain, North Carolina (NC Department of Health & Human Services)
- Broughton Hospital Police - Morganton, North Carolina (NC Department of Health & Human Services)
- Cherry Hospital Police – Goldsboro, North Carolina (NC Department of Health & Human Services)
- Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center Police - Wilson, North Carolina (NC Department of Health & Human Services)
- North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement
- North Carolina Arboretum Campus Police - Asheville, North Carolina
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture State Fairgrounds Police - Raleigh, North Carolina
- North Carolina Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division[3]
- North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Marine Patrol
- North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles License and Theft Bureau
- North Carolina Division of Parks Law Enforcement Rangers
- North Carolina General Assembly Police
- North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
- North Carolina State Capitol Police
- North Carolina State Highway Patrol
- North Carolina Division of Adult Corrections (Probation/Parole)
- North Carolina State Ports Authority Police - Morehead City/Wilmington
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Law Enforcement
- North Carolina Forest Service, Criminal Investigations Unit
- North Carolina Department of Revenue, Criminal Investigations Unit, Unauthorized Substances, Motor Fuels Investigations
- North Carolina Secretary of State's Office, Securities, Trademarks, Notary
- North Carolina Department of Correction
- North Carolina Supreme Court Police[citation needed]
- O’Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment Center Police - Goldsboro, North Carolina (NC Department of Health & Human Services)
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 each county a Sheriff shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof at the same time and places as members of the General Assembly are elected and shall hold his office for a period of four years, subject to removal for cause as provided by law. No person is eligible to serve as Sheriff if that person has been convicted of a felony against this State, the United States, or another state, whether or not that person has been restored to the rights of citizenship in the manner prescribed by law. Convicted of a felony includes the entry of a plea of guilty; a verdict or finding of guilt by a jury, judge, magistrate, or other adjudicating body, tribunal, or official, either civilian or military; or a plea of no contest, nolo contendere, or the equivalent. (2010-49, s. 1)"
In two counties, Gaston and Mecklenburg counties, the county police have constitutionally mandated county wide responsibilities instead of the sheriff's department.
- Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) Police – Richlands
- Allied Universal Special Police - Charlotte
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Police – Boone
- Ashe Memorial Hospital Police - Jefferson
- Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) Department of Public Safety - Asheville
- Atrium Health Police - various areas in NC & GA
- Avery County Public Schools Campus Law Enforcement – Newland
- Biltmore Estates Company Police - Asheville
- Blue Line Special Police - Graham
- Blue Ridge Public Safety - Cashiers/Sapphire Valley area
- Caliber Special Police - Durham
- Capitol Special Police - Raleigh, Wake County, Durham, Durham County, Orange County areas
- CarolinaEast Health System Police - New Bern
- Catawba Valley Medical Center Special Police - Catawba
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) Police - Charlotte
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Police - Charlotte
- Cherokee County Schools Special Police - Cherokee
- Cherokee Tribal Police Department
- Delta Company Police - Morganton
- Down East Protection Systems Company Police - Kinston
- Duke Power Company Police - Huntersville
- ECU Health Police - Greenville, ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie; ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, Washington; ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton; ECU Health Bertie Hospital, Windsor; ECU Health Duplin Hospital, Kenansville; ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital, Tarboro; The Outer Banks Hospital, Nags Head (jointly owned with Chesapeake Regional Healthcare); ECU Health North Hospital, Roanoke Rapids
- Elite Police-Special Police - Charlotte
- Enforcement Company Police - Charlotte
- Fort Fisher Company Police - Kure Beach
- FTC Company Police - Charlotte
- G4S Secure Solutions Special Police - Charlotte
- Global One Company Police and Public Safety - Youngsville
- Graham County Schools Company Police - Robbinsville
- King Special Police - Monroe
- Kodiak Company Police - Charlotte
- Lake Royale Company Police - Louisburg
- Lankford Company Police Department, based in Greensboro - sites statewide
- Lenoir Memorial Hospital Company Police - Kinston
- Linville Land Harbor Special Police - Linville
- Moore County Schools Police - Carthage
- Mountain Security Patrol Special Police - Franklin
- N.C. Special Police (A Services Group/ASG) - Fayetteville
- Never Quit Services Company Police - Angier
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center Police - Wilmington
- NightHawk Company Police - Raleigh
- North State Security Group Company Police - Winston-Salem
- NOVA Agency Company Police - Raleigh
- ODS Company Police - Burlington
- On Point Company Police - Raleigh
- OS-NQS Company Police - Angier
- Pacific Unified Company Police - Charlotte
- Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) Police - Greensboro
- Pinnacle Special Police - Wilmington
- Precision Special Police - Charlotte
- Professional Police Services Inc. - Stanley
- Pyramids Village Special Police - Greensboro
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) Police - Wake County
- Richmond County Schools Company Police - Hamlet
- SAS Institute Company Police - Cary
- Sheepdog Company Police - Hickory
- Southeastern Public Safety - Charlotte
- S.P.E.A.R Special Police - Winston-Salem
- State Special Police - McLeansville
- Statewide Company Police - Troy
- UNC Hospitals Police - Chapel Hill - sites statewide
- United Special Police - Morganton
- Office of the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- Office of the United States Marshal for the Middle District of North Carolina
- Office of the United States Marshal for the Western District of North Carolina
- Wackenhut Company Police - Greensboro, Pitt County
- WakeMed Campus Police and Public Safety - Raleigh
- Williams Company Police - Greensboro
- Wilmington International Airport (ILM) Police - Wilmington
- Yancey County Schools Campus Police - Burnsville
2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
Police Want to Get Rid of Their Pentagon-Issued Combat Gear. Here's Why They Can't; by Molly Redden, 30 September 2014, Mother Jones
Leland PD fires one officer; two others resign amidst SBI investigation; by Ben Powell, 1 September 2014, WECT
Judge sets aside former cop's prostitution with teen conviction; by WWAY, 20 August 2014
s Two Men Go Free, a Dogged Ex-Prosecutor Digs In; by Richard Opell Jr., 7 September 2104, The New York Times
Former officer accused of stealing money from White Lake Police Dept.; by Kasey Cunningham, WECT, 19 August 2014