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Mount Holly Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Mount Holly Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
- County guides
- Gaston County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 704-827-4343
- Published office location
- 400 E. Central Avenue, Mount Holly, NC 28120
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
The department is the municipal police organization serving Mount Holly, North Carolina, in Gaston County. Its town or city role is distinct from the county sheriff and from any campus or special-purpose agency operating nearby.
How the agency is organized
The department describes its work through enforcement, public education and partnerships. Its official site publishes annual reports, recruitment and community-engagement information and an automated license-plate-reader transparency portal. These materials permit readers to inspect published agency activity without relying on unsupported quality rankings.
Official records and officer resources
Use the police site for current contacts, services and application information. The official North Carolina 911 Board material independently identifies the department's East Central Avenue location.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Gaston 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 | 39 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Aggravated assault | 29 |
| Property crime | 208 |
| Burglary | 68 |
| Larceny-theft | 116 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 24 |
| Arson | 0 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Mount Holly. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 39 |
| Civilian employees | 9 |
| Total full-time employees | 48 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Mount Holly. 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 Holly. 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 | 38 |
| Civilian employees | 11 |
| Total full-time employees | 49 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1 |
| Rape | 2 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Aggravated assault | 14 |
| Burglary | 166 |
| Larceny-theft | 113 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 27 |
Published Index-crime total: 326.
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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