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Wake Forest Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Wake Forest Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
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- Wake County · Franklin County
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- Published office location
- 225 South Taylor Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587
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Cross-county browsing links reflect the NC OSBM municipal land-area table for July 1, 2024. Some portions are small or unpopulated. These links are geographic context, not a current patrol-boundary determination; consult the agency for a specific address.
Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Wake Forest Police serves the town. Its police identity is distinct from Wake County government and Wake Forest University, whose main campus police department is in Winston-Salem. Similar names should not determine agency assignment.
How the agency is organized
The town describes sworn and civilian staff and publishes accreditation, records, investigations and community-service resources. Its Police to Citizen route provides a public-information entry point. Undated personnel numbers are not treated as current staffing statistics.
Agency history and local context
The official hub confirms an established accredited municipal department. No founding date or accreditation chronology is asserted without a specific dated source.
Official records and officer resources
Published services include Take Me Home, Operation Safe Sale, child safety-seat information and fingerprinting. Records is separately listed at 919-435-9599 and criminal investigations at 919-435-9610. A single main administrative line remains to be confirmed rather than substituted from a specialist contact.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Wake County · Franklin 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 | 50 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2 |
| Rape | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Aggravated assault | 40 |
| Property crime | 589 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Larceny-theft | 500 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 39 |
| Arson | 5 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Wake Forest. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 96 |
| Civilian employees | 20 |
| Total full-time employees | 116 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Wake Forest. 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 Wake Forest. 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 | 91 |
| Civilian employees | 21 |
| Total full-time employees | 112 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 3 |
| Rape | 3 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Aggravated assault | 71 |
| Burglary | 58 |
| Larceny-theft | 630 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 44 |
Published Index-crime total: 814.
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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