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Candor Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Candor Police Department.
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- Municipal police
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- Montgomery County · Moore County
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Cross-county browsing links reflect the NC OSBM municipal land-area table for July 1, 2024. Some portions are small or unpopulated. These links are geographic context, not a current patrol-boundary determination; consult the agency for a specific address.
Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Candor is a municipal police agency in Montgomery County. The town’s March 2026 newsletter identifies a police chief and a department contact, providing town-issued confirmation beyond the historical SBI roster. Montgomery County’s Sheriff’s Office remains a separate county agency.
How the agency is organized
The town’s March 2026 newsletter lists a police chief and the departmental email cpd@townofcandornc.com. It also identifies the Candor Police Department among the town’s public information channels. Current divisions, patrol schedules and authorized staffing were not established in the reviewed sources. The town-hall telephone and mailing address are municipal contacts and are not represented here as police dispatch or a police headquarters.
Agency history and local context
A separate agency founding date was not established in the official material reviewed.
Official records and officer resources
Use the official agency website for the department’s current contact channels and any published recruitment, policy, or records information. Agency-specific personnel procedures should be obtained directly from the employer; the reporting roster does not establish a grievance or appeal process.
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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 | 4 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 4 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Candor. 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 Candor. 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 | 4 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 4 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 0 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Larceny-theft | 3 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1 |
Published Index-crime total: 6.
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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