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Nashville Police Department

Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Nashville Police Department.

Reviewed September 24, 2026 · Independent public-source research

Agency or unit type
Municipal police
County guides
Nash County
Published contact
252-459-4545
Published office location
501 S. Barnes Street, Nashville, NC 27856
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities

The department is the municipal police organization serving Nashville, North Carolina, in Nash 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 identifies an Administrative Division, Patrol Division, task-force officers and a Special Investigative Division. Patrol provides continuing police operations, while the administrative office has weekday business hours. The county dispatch source independently confirms Nashville as a municipal department it serves.

Official records and officer resources

The official police site provides department services, contact information and links relevant to reports and public inquiries. For employment, fees or records, consult the current town instructions rather than treating a dispatch number as a recruiting or records office.

Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Nash 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.

FBI · full-time personnel on October 31, 2025
Personnel categoryPublished count
Sworn officers22
Civilian employees1
Total full-time employees23

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Nashville. 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 Nashville. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Reporting. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

NC SBI · full-time personnel on October 31, 2024
Personnel categoryPublished count
Sworn officers20
Civilian employees1
Total full-time employees21
NC SBI · 2024 Index offenses · Nashville · Nash County (agency row)
Offense categoryPublished count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery0
Aggravated assault7
Burglary6
Larceny-theft43
Motor vehicle theft1

Published Index-crime total: 59.

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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