NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
- Agency or unit type
- County sheriff’s office
- County guides
- Lincoln County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 704-732-9050
- Published office location
- 700 John Howell Memorial Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Lincoln County Sheriff is the county agency based on John Howell Memorial Drive. It is distinct from Lincolnton Police and local ABC enforcement, even though their offices and service areas overlap geographically.
How the agency is organized
The official county directory provides the sheriff’s location and department contacts. These verified administrative details are preferable to older county fact books or third-party directories. Different sheriff functions should be identified when seeking assistance.
Official records and officer resources
Use the official county directory for current contact information. Specify whether a request concerns a police incident, civil process, detention or employment policy so it reaches the appropriate sheriff function. Lincolnton municipal records and Judicial Branch court files have separate custodians.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Lincoln 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 | 163 |
| Civilian employees | 59 |
| Total full-time employees | 222 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 80; published agency label: Lincoln. Table_80_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_Metropolitan_and_Nonmetropolitan_Counties_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 Lincoln Co. Sheriff. 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 | 157 |
| Civilian employees | 60 |
| Total full-time employees | 217 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 5 |
| Rape | 13 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Aggravated assault | 58 |
| Burglary | 152 |
| Larceny-theft | 433 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 53 |
Published Index-crime total: 717.
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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