Locust Police Department

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

Locust Police serves the City of Locust and is also identified by Stanly Community College as the police provider for the Crutchfield campus. Its municipal service area crosses the Stanly–Cabarrus county line; this directory maintains one department profile for both county indexes.

How the agency is organized

The official department hub is supported by separate resources and news pages. The city’s police welcome packet distinguishes weekday administration from around-the-clock officer coverage. Community and college coverage are service relationships of the same department, not separately counted agencies.

Agency history and local context

The city’s October 2022 police welcome packet provides a dated snapshot of public services. It should not be treated as proof that every staffing assignment or office hour remains unchanged in later years.

Official records and officer resources

Current resource links and police news should be checked before a visit or report request. The official college page helps route Crutchfield matters to Locust Police; main-campus matters go to Albemarle Police, with sheriff support as needed.

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 78; published agency label: Locust. 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 Locust. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Does Not Participate. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

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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