Scotland Neck Police Department

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

Scotland Neck Police provides municipal law enforcement for the town in Halifax County. The department should be distinguished from the county sheriff and from town administration even when web pages share a general town contact banner.

How the agency is organized

The town describes administrative and patrol functions with supervisory ranks and both full-time and part-time personnel. It describes continuous police service. A published role structure does not establish a current employee total, and none is inferred here.

Official records and officer resources

The official town police page supplies department information and the county’s newcomer directory provides a corroborating police number. Use a specific department contact for questions about reports, hiring or employee policies. For an incident handled outside town by the sheriff, direct the request to that agency rather than assuming a countywide municipal record system.

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.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Scotland Neck. 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 Scotland Neck. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Does Not Participate. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

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.

• Official agency or employing-government information
• Official county police contacts