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Appalachian State University Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Appalachian State University Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Public university police
- County guides
- Watauga County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 828-262-8000
- Published office location
- 461 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Appalachian State University Police serves the university community through campus policing and public-safety partnerships. Its headquarters is in the Rivers Street Parking Deck in Boone. The agency is distinct from Boone Police and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office.
How the agency is organized
The university describes a team of state-certified officers, security officers and civilian employees. Its approach emphasizes community engagement, prevention and problem solving. The public reporting page explains direct and anonymous reporting and warns that the online anonymous form is not continuously monitored.
Agency history and local context
The university’s Police Officer Development Program offers students a pathway to law-enforcement training while pursuing a degree. The official About page describes cadet work and the opportunity to complete Basic Law Enforcement Training through the UNC System Police Academy. This educational program is not the department’s founding date.
Official records and officer resources
Published resources include annual campus security and fire-safety reports, timely warnings, emergency notifications, Rave Guardian, active-aggressor training and the officer-development program. Non-emergency assistance is available through 828-262-8000. Campus security data should retain its institutional geography when compared with SBI or FBI records.
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FBI data · 2025
The following figures are from the FBI’s 2025 published agency tables. They describe a reporting period, not current staffing or an assessment of agency performance.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 36 |
| Civilian employees | 11 |
| Total full-time employees | 47 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 79; published agency label: Appalachian State University. Table_79_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_University_and_College_2025.xlsx
Blank or unavailable values remain “Not published.” Participating agencies and reporting scope vary. Campus figures concern the reporting institution; a city name does not expand them to all local residents. Read the data definitions and limitations.
NC SBI data · 2024
The NC SBI record is published under Appalachian State University. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Reporting. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 37 |
| Civilian employees | 16 |
| Total full-time employees | 53 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 7 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 1 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Larceny-theft | 66 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 |
Published Index-crime total: 79.
Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel · SBI Index offenses by agency in county.
Personnel are a dated full-time payroll snapshot. Civilian classifications can include jail employees without outside police powers. These are not authorized-position or vacancy counts. Index-crime totals cover selected categories and are not totals of all crime.
Sources and review date
Official agency, government and institutional sources are linked below. Contact details and organizational information were reviewed September 24, 2026. Published statistical years are identified separately.
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