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Pittsboro Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Pittsboro Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Chatham County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 919-542-3200
- Published office location
- 635 East Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Pittsboro Police is the municipal department for the Town of Pittsboro, Chatham County’s county seat. It is distinct from the Chatham County Sheriff and from the similarly named town police in Indiana.
How the agency is organized
The town describes continuous police protection through patrol, community policing, and investigations. Its administration page provides a separate organizational resource. The county emergency directory independently identifies the town department, supporting a current local-agency entry.
Official records and officer resources
The official Pittsboro police and administration pages are the starting points for service, records, and employee-related inquiries. The town’s police-specific contact card identifies the physical office at 635 East Street and telephone 919-542-3200. No current employee total or institutional founding date is inferred.
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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.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Violent crime | 10 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 9 |
| Property crime | 94 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Larceny-theft | 74 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9 |
| Arson | 0 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Pittsboro. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 17 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 18 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Pittsboro. 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 Pittsboro. 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 | 15 |
| Civilian employees | 1 |
| Total full-time employees | 16 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Aggravated assault | 3 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Larceny-theft | 132 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5 |
Published Index-crime total: 154.
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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