Davidson Police Department

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

Davidson Police Department provides municipal public safety services to the Town of Davidson. The town spans Mecklenburg and Iredell counties, a two-county identity expressly preserved in its charter consolidated by North Carolina Session Law 2025-14. The police department's physical address is 216 South Main Street; the town government's separate South Street address should not be substituted for police headquarters. Davidson's police website explains that town 911 calls are answered by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Communications, which sends requests for Davidson police through its North Division dispatcher. Callers should clearly identify the emergency location as being in the Town of Davidson.

How the agency is organized

The department's assignment directory includes patrol, criminal investigations, crime scene investigations, field training, animal care and control, school resource officers, traffic, canine work, bicycle patrol, and SWAT. Administration supports frontline officers through records and accreditation, community services, recruiting, policy development, equipment management, and other operating functions. For copies of accident or incident reports, the town's Permits and Forms page directs people to call 704-892-5131 or email policeinfo@townofdavidson.org. Other published services include fingerprinting, home security checks, off-duty officer requests, ride-alongs, and a co-responder program.

Agency history and local context

Davidson reports that it received CALEA accreditation in July 2008. A separate town announcement dated September 10, 2026 records its award of North Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation. According to that announcement, the state review covered 116 standards and included an off-site file review and an on-site assessment involving observations and interviews. The town describes the award as valid for three years with continuing compliance documentation.

Official records and officer resources

The official Law Enforcement Career Opportunities and Benefits page links current applications and identifies the required release authorization and F-3 personal history statement: https://www.townofdavidson.org/1094/Law-Enforcement-Career-Information. It also lists officer incentives and benefit categories, which candidates should check against the current vacancy. Public feedback about an employee can be submitted through https://www.townofdavidson.org/FormCenter/Police-10/Complaint-218; the page also accepts complaints in writing, in person, or by telephone. This is a public service-complaint channel. For transparency material, https://www.townofdavidson.org/1321/Police-Statistical-Data publishes annual bias-based policing analyses and summaries of internal-affairs investigations and complaints.

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.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Davidson. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Davidson. 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 Davidson. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Reporting. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

Published Index-crime total: 70.

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.

• Davidson Police and 911 routing
• Official police physical address directory
• 2025 consolidated town charter confirming both counties
• Department assignments
• Police administration
• Report copies, permits, and forms
• Department services
• CALEA history
• September 10, 2026 state accreditation announcement
• Law enforcement career information
• Public complaint process
• Police statistical and internal-affairs summaries