NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Dallas Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Dallas Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
- County guides
- Gaston County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 704-922-3131
- Published office location
- 207 W. Church Street, Dallas, NC 28034
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
The department is the municipal police organization serving Dallas, North Carolina, in Gaston County. Its town or city role is distinct from the county sheriff and from any campus or special-purpose agency operating nearby.
How the agency is organized
The town describes municipal patrol, criminal investigation, warrant and citation functions, ordinance enforcement and assistance with county agencies. It publishes police information separately from town administration. Specialist-unit staffing is not inferred from a general department description.
Official records and officer resources
The official contact page identifies the police location and telephone separately from other departments. Use the town police page for current service and recruitment information.
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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 | 15 |
| Civilian employees | 3 |
| Total full-time employees | 18 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Dallas. 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 Dallas. 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 | 14 |
| Civilian employees | 4 |
| Total full-time employees | 18 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1 |
| Rape | 2 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Aggravated assault | 10 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Larceny-theft | 69 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 12 |
Published Index-crime total: 130.
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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