NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Marion Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Marion Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- McDowell County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 828-652-5205
- Published office location
- 270 South Main Street, Marion, NC 28752
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Marion Police serves the city in McDowell County. It is separate from the sheriff and Old Fort Police, although the county communications center dispatches all three.
How the agency is organized
The city describes administrative, patrol and investigative divisions. The consolidated communications center is located on the first floor of the police building. A communications center’s shared location does not make all dispatched agencies part of Marion Police.
Agency history and local context
Marion consolidated its police dispatch with county communications in 2011. Sheriff dispatch joined later that year. This was a communications consolidation, not a merger of the departments.
Official records and officer resources
The public department number above is separate from the published non-emergency communications numbers, 828-652-3231 and 828-652-4000. Requests should distinguish a city police incident report from a county dispatch record or a sheriff document. Current official contacts are preferable to older directories.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in McDowell 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.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Violent crime | 17 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 16 |
| Property crime | 230 |
| Burglary | 75 |
| Larceny-theft | 136 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 19 |
| Arson | 2 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Marion. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 28 |
| Civilian employees | 3 |
| Total full-time employees | 31 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Marion. 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 Marion. 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 | 27 |
| Civilian employees | 4 |
| Total full-time employees | 31 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Aggravated assault | 13 |
| Burglary | 95 |
| Larceny-theft | 136 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 19 |
Published Index-crime total: 266.
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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