Stokes County Sheriff’s Office

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

The Stokes County Sheriff’s Office provides county services from Danbury. King Police supplies municipal policing in King. A county agreement documents sheriff coverage in Walnut Cove, so an old Walnut Cove police roster row does not establish a current independent force.

How the agency is organized

Published departments include administration, civil services, DARE and school resource officers, court services and transportation, detectives, patrol, sex-offender registration and jail. The administrative office is at 1012 North Main Street; the jail is separately listed at 1013 North Main Street.

Agency history and local context

County commissioners’ June 27, 2016 minutes document the Walnut Cove law-enforcement agreement. It is a useful dated record of service organization, although the precise current contract terms should be checked before describing staffing commitments.

Official records and officer resources

The official site offers Citizens Connect, a citizens academy, community programs, fingerprint information, Crime Stoppers, employment and a tip route. Its administration number is separate from the communications center’s non-emergency lines, 336-593-8130 and 336-593-8139.

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 10; published agency label: Stokes. CIUS_Table_10_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_Metropolitan_and_Nonmetropolitan_Counties_2025.xlsx

This is a county-level agency row, not the total for every police department or every offense in the county.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 80; published agency label: Stokes. Table_80_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_Metropolitan_and_Nonmetropolitan_Counties_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 Stokes Co. Sheriff. 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.

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