NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Cabarrus County law enforcement
A detailed guide to Cabarrus County law enforcement, agency jurisdictions, local history, courts, FBI and SBI office coverage, and published crime data.
- County seat
- Concord
- Established
- 1792
- Region
- Piedmont
- County government
- Official county website
Cabarrus County at a glance
Cabarrus County’s county seat is Concord. Its three principal local departments in the existing directory are the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office, Concord Police, and Kannapolis Police. Kannapolis crosses into Rowan County and should remain one agency with links from both counties. Contract or municipal sheriff coverage should be described as sheriff service, without inventing a separate town police department.
Cabarrus lies in the south-central Piedmont and the Yadkin-Pee Dee basin. Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, and Mount Pleasant are key communities. The county’s proximity to Charlotte and its major event destinations make location-specific agency identification important: a venue’s regional marketing name need not match its city or county jurisdiction.
Law enforcement in Cabarrus County
The existing Concord, Kannapolis, and sheriff profiles retain their detailed primary-source descriptions, official contacts, and organizational links. The sheriff’s county role includes duties distinct from municipal patrol, while the two city departments publish their own service and employment resources. The distinction is particularly useful when researching a personnel policy, an internal investigation, or a report generated by a specific employer. Countywide data must also be checked for whether it combines agencies or reports only one department’s submissions.
County history and community context
The county separated from Mecklenburg in 1792 and was named for Stephen Cabarrus. Concord was established in 1798. Reed Gold Mine preserves the story of the 1799 gold discovery; later textile manufacturing, particularly Cannon Mills in Kannapolis, reshaped the county. More recent history includes the North Carolina Research Campus and the county’s close association with motor racing, including Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Courts, public records and official resources
The Cabarrus County government website is the starting point for county department contacts, board materials, property information, and the Register of Deeds. The sheriff and any municipal or campus police department maintain their own operational records; identify the agency that created a report before directing an inquiry. For older county material, the State Archives County Records Guide separates court, land, estate, tax, and other record series. Its finding aids describe archival holdings rather than promising that a particular file is available online.
The North Carolina Judicial Branch maintains a dedicated Cabarrus County page with courthouse information, a contact directory, jury-service guidance, local rules and forms, and payment information. It also links the statewide eCourts services. Use the county contact directory to identify the Clerk of Superior Court or another court office; a police station is not the filing office for a court case. Court schedules and building instructions should be checked on the Judicial Branch site before a visit.
FBI and SBI regional offices
FBI office coverage
Charlotte covers Cabarrus County under the Charlotte Field Office. The FBI investigates federal matters; this assignment does not replace local emergency response.
Charlotte Field Office: 704-672-6100 · 7915 Microsoft Way, Charlotte, NC 28273. Official FBI coverage directory.
NC SBI district
Southern Piedmont District — Harrisburg · 5994 Caldwell Park Drive, Harrisburg, N.C. 28075 · (980) 781-3000. Official SBI district-office directory.
For an emergency call 911. The federal and state office contacts are provided for jurisdictional research and administrative inquiries.
Published crime and personnel data
The NC SBI’s county table reports selected Index offenses from contributing agencies in 2024. It is separate from the FBI’s 2025 reporting year and is not a count of all possible offenses.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 13 |
| Rape | 39 |
| Robbery | 50 |
| Aggravated assault | 233 |
| Burglary | 359 |
| Larceny-theft | 2,089 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 355 |
Published county-table Index total: 3,138. SBI Index offenses by agency in county.
| Published agency label | Index total | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Burglary | Larceny | Vehicle theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus Co. Sheriff | 533 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 108 | 316 | 55 |
| Concord | 1,415 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 132 | 128 | 936 | 173 |
| Kannapolis | 1,190 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 62 | 123 | 837 | 127 |
A county total depends on the reporting agencies and source-table coverage. Missing agencies or blank values must not be treated as zero. Published totals are not a safety ranking and do not establish an agency’s performance.
| Agency | Reported violent crime | Reported property crime | Full-time sworn · Oct. 31 | Full-time civilian · Oct. 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office | 56 | 461 | 238 | 177 |
| Concord Police Department | 134 | 1,060 | 200 | 24 |
| Kannapolis Police Department | 105 | 929 | 92 | 25 |
| Locust Police Department | Not published | Not published | 16 | 0 |
These are individual agency rows, not whole-county totals. Cross-county departments may serve territory beyond Cabarrus County. Each linked profile identifies its FBI source table and reporting label. Do not sum these rows to compare with the SBI’s different year and coverage.
Explore statewide FBI figures, reporting definitions and methodology →
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.