NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Brevard Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Brevard Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
- County guides
- Transylvania County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published office location
- 132 Commerce Street, Brevard, NC 28712
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Brevard Police serves the city, while the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office handles separate county responsibilities. The city police headquarters on Commerce Street is a different destination from the sheriff’s Public Safety Way office and the courthouse on East Main Street.
How the agency is organized
The city maintains an official police hub and department directory. Those sources identify the police station and provide the route to current employees and functions. The profile does not invent a staffing total or departmental hierarchy where the verified directory supplies only contact-level detail.
Agency history and local context
Brevard’s development as Transylvania County’s seat provides geographic context. A founding year for the present police department was not established by the reviewed official sources.
Official records and officer resources
Use the city’s police directory to select the appropriate administrative or service contact. A city report should be requested through the department that created it, while the Judicial Branch county page supplies court calendars, clerk information and courthouse directions.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Transylvania County.
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.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Violent crime | 7 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 4 |
| Property crime | 47 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Larceny-theft | 35 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5 |
| Arson | 0 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Brevard. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 14 |
| Civilian employees | 9 |
| Total full-time employees | 23 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Brevard. Table_78_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_Cities_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 Brevard. 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 | 21 |
| Civilian employees | 5 |
| Total full-time employees | 26 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Aggravated assault | 7 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Larceny-theft | 65 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5 |
Published Index-crime total: 94.
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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