NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Old Fort Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Old Fort Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- McDowell County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 828-668-4244 ext. 306
Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Old Fort Police is the town’s municipal department. McDowell County Communications identifies it as a dispatched agency separate from Marion Police and the sheriff.
How the agency is organized
The town’s police page provides public-safety and employment information and distinguishes department administration from the county non-emergency response number. Shared communications is a support relationship rather than a consolidation of municipal employment or command.
Official records and officer resources
Use extension 306 at the town number for the published police contact and 828-652-4000 for the listed non-emergency communications route. Confirm current recruitment notices through the town. A police report or employee-policy request should identify Old Fort Police, while a dispatch-record request may involve county communications.
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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 | 3 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 3 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Old Fort. 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 Old Fort. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Does Not Participate. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 3 |
| Civilian employees | 0 |
| Total full-time employees | 3 |
Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel.
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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