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Mount Gilead Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Mount Gilead Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
- County guides
- Montgomery County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 910-439-6711
- Published office location
- 123 North Main Street, Mount Gilead, NC 27306
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Mount Gilead Police Department serves the town’s residents and visitors. Its chief’s welcome describes an approximately 3.3-square-mile municipal service area. The local department works with other law-enforcement agencies rather than presenting all Montgomery County as its routine municipal jurisdiction.
How the agency is organized
The town lists patrol, traffic enforcement, investigations, emergency response, and community-policing activities. Published roles include chief, lieutenant, sergeant, detective, and officers. Its website includes a crime-tip form, with a separate county dispatch telephone for calls requiring a response.
Agency history and local context
The town identifies 1899 as the department’s establishment year. Its current public description connects police work with neighborhood watch, school-safety activities, and community events.
Official records and officer resources
Use the official agency website for the department’s current contact channels and any published recruitment, policy, or records information. Agency-specific personnel procedures should be obtained directly from the employer; the reporting roster does not establish a grievance or appeal process.
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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.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 6 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 6 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Mount Gilead. 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 Mount Gilead. 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 | 5 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 5 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 |
| Larceny-theft | 3 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 |
Published Index-crime total: 3.
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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