NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Drexel Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Drexel Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Burke County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 828-437-7421
- Published office location
- 202 Church Street, Drexel, NC 28619
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Drexel Police serves the Town of Drexel in Burke County. It is unrelated to Drexel University Police in Pennsylvania, which appears frequently in broad searches. The town’s own police page is the controlling source for this North Carolina entry.
How the agency is organized
The municipality describes a full-time police staff supported by reserve officers. Its published numeric staffing statement is undated and is not used as a current sworn-officer count. Emergency and non-emergency dispatch are handled separately from Town Hall administration.
Official records and officer resources
The police page lists 202 Church Street. Burke County Communications at 828-438-5500 is the published non-emergency dispatch route, while the town contact directory provides 828-437-7421 for police-chief administrative contact through Town Hall. The latter is clearly a shared municipal office number. Current town career opportunities and council materials provide additional municipal context.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Burke County.
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.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Violent crime | 0 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 0 |
| Property crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Larceny-theft | 2 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 |
| Arson | 0 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Drexel. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 6 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 6 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Drexel. 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 Drexel. 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 | 6 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 6 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 |
| Larceny-theft | 0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1 |
Published Index-crime total: 1.
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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