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Jackson Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Jackson Police Department.
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
The department is the municipal police organization serving Jackson, North Carolina, in Northampton 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's police, fire and rescue page describes 24-hour on-call police protection. It presents volunteer fire and rescue services separately; these are not police divisions. Jackson Police is also distinct from the Northampton sheriff, although both organizations are based in the county seat.
Official records and officer resources
Use the town's public-safety information to confirm routine municipal police contact and the correct responding agency. Town-hall general contact information is not assumed to be a direct police office. County court and sheriff matters use their own official contacts.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Northampton 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.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 1 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Jackson. 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 Jackson. 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 | 1 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 1 |
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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