NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
North Wilkesboro Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for North Wilkesboro Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
- County guides
- Wilkes County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 336-838-3158
- Published office location
- 801 Main Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
North Wilkesboro Police serves the town. It is separate from Wilkesboro Police and the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office; the similar place names make exact agency identification especially important when retrieving reports or locating an office.
How the agency is organized
The official town police page and staff directory supply department contacts and the Main Street location. Public FAQs address matters including parking tickets and local animal complaints. No specialist unit or staffing total is added without a verified official description.
Agency history and local context
No reliable department founding date was established in the reviewed sources. The current municipal service pages support the operational profile without assuming the police department began when the town was incorporated.
Official records and officer resources
Use the official police page, employee directory and town FAQs for service information. Parking-ticket instructions identify the same Main Street police address. A court case or sheriff incident may be maintained by a different office even when local descriptions use the general label Wilkes.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Wilkes 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 | 6 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Aggravated assault | 3 |
| Property crime | 89 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Larceny-theft | 53 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5 |
| Arson | 0 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: North Wilkesboro. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 21 |
| Civilian employees | 3 |
| Total full-time employees | 24 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: North Wilkesboro. 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 North Wilkesboro. 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 | 22 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 23 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 6 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Larceny-theft | 64 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 6 |
Published Index-crime total: 100.
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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