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Lenoir Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Lenoir Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Caldwell County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 828-757-2100
- Published office location
- 1035 West Avenue NW, Lenoir, NC 28645
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Lenoir Police serves the City of Lenoir, Caldwell County’s county seat. It is separate from the Caldwell County Sheriff, which also has a Lenoir address.
How the agency is organized
The city organizes police work into Criminal Investigations, Patrol, and Support divisions. Patrol provides continuous municipal coverage. The official police pages also distinguish routine incident reports from crash reports and explain different access procedures for redacted online material and requests for unredacted crash information.
Official records and officer resources
The department is at 1035 West Avenue Northwest and publishes 828-757-2100. The city provides report information and official application forms. Visitors should follow the current form and identification instructions for the specific record requested rather than assuming that an online report and an in-person request have identical requirements. The divisions page supplies the verified organizational structure without requiring a speculative employee total.
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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.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Violent crime | 63 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2 |
| Rape | 19 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Aggravated assault | 34 |
| Property crime | 543 |
| Burglary | 139 |
| Larceny-theft | 372 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 32 |
| Arson | 5 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Lenoir. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 57 |
| Civilian employees | 15 |
| Total full-time employees | 72 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Lenoir. 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 Lenoir. 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 | 53 |
| Civilian employees | 18 |
| Total full-time employees | 71 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 9 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Aggravated assault | 29 |
| Burglary | 166 |
| Larceny-theft | 384 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 38 |
Published Index-crime total: 635.
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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