NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Carthage Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Carthage Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
- County guides
- Moore County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 910-947-2231
- Published office location
- 4396 US 15-501 Highway, Carthage, NC 28327
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Carthage Police Department provides municipal law enforcement in Moore County’s seat. The town’s department directory presents it separately from town administration and other services, while the SBI roster identifies it as a municipal agency.
How the agency is organized
The official police page emphasizes community partnerships and organizational integrity. The town also maintains a police document-library section. Detailed current staffing and division descriptions were not available in the material retrieved.
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 | 12 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 13 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Carthage. 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 Carthage. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Does Not Participate. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 9 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 10 |
Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel.
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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