Elizabeth City State University Police

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

Elizabeth City State University Police is a sworn university law-enforcement agency. Its 2025 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report states that commissioned officers have arrest authority and that its patrol area encompasses the university's Clery geography. University police investigate campus crimes directly or with Elizabeth City Police and Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office. The university's police building is identified as the Thomas-Jenkins Building on Viking Drive; the university's general Weeksville Road mailing address should not replace that location without verification.

How the agency is organized

The university distinguishes sworn officers from security officers, telecommunicators and administrative personnel. Its linked organizational guide describes a chief of police/public-safety director, patrol operations, records, accreditation and dispatch functions. The guide's chart carries a 2023 date, so it is a description of published responsibilities rather than a certified current position count. The department's FAQ describes around-the-clock service, escort requests, event security and mutual-aid relationships with local agencies and UNC institutions.

Agency history and local context

ECSU began in 1891 as a school for training Black teachers, following legislation sponsored by Pasquotank representative Hugh Cale. Its evolution from a normal school to a teachers college, then a university in 1969 and a UNC constituent in 1972, supplies the institutional context for today's campus public-safety operation. None of those university milestones is represented as the founding date of the police department.

Official records and officer resources

The police website links to its annual security and fire report, daily crime and fire log, parking information, emergency alerts, an internship program and commendation/complaint materials. The 2025 report discusses officer training in areas including investigations, domestic violence, crisis intervention and emergency response. The public daily log and Clery report have different reporting purposes from statewide crime statistics; their categories and campus geography should remain visible when using them. University conduct and Title IX reporting routes are separately identified alongside police reporting.

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 9; published agency label: Elizabeth City State University. CIUS_Table_9_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_University_and_College_2025.xlsx

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 79; published agency label: Elizabeth City State University. Table_79_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_University_and_College_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 Elizabeth City State University. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Reporting. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

Published Index-crime total: 27.

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.

• University Police
• 2025 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
• Published police organizational guide
• Police frequently asked questions
• ECSU institutional history