NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
North Carolina State Fair Police
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for North Carolina State Fair Police.
- Agency or unit type
- State facility police agency
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 919-612-6767
Jurisdiction and responsibilities
State Fair Police is the police organization identified in Agriculture and Consumer Services’ current State Fair directory. Its service context is the Raleigh fairgrounds and events conducted there. Departmental law-enforcement authority is addressed in G.S. 106-900; the fairgrounds’ presence in Wake County does not establish unrestricted ordinary patrol throughout that county.
How the agency is organized
The official fair directory lists a police chief, assistant chief and detective, separately from the safety officer, grounds staff and general fair administration. The State Fair media policy assigns certain on-property authorization decisions to the police chief or fair manager. Those published roles corroborate an active police organization, while temporary event personnel should not be counted as separate departments.
Agency history and local context
The fairgrounds hosts events beyond the annual State Fair, including trade and cultural events. Current operational pages establish present service but do not supply a verified police founding date or staffing total.
Official records and officer resources
The official page directs on-grounds public-safety assistance to 919-612-6767 and emergencies to 911. The published fairgrounds address is 4285 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC 27607; it is a facility contact location, not a verified police-only headquarters. Use fair visitor directions for the correct event entrance.
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 | 4 |
| Civilian employees | 4 |
| Total full-time employees | 8 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 81; published agency label: State Fairgrounds. Table_81_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_State_Tribal_and_Other_Agencies_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.
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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