NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Waynesville Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Waynesville Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police department
- County guides
- Haywood County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 828-456-5363
- Published office location
- 9 South Main Street, Suite 100, Waynesville, NC 28786
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Waynesville Police is the town’s municipal law-enforcement agency. The Haywood sheriff’s service guide identifies Waynesville Police as the contact for incidents within town and distinguishes sheriff coverage elsewhere. Being the county seat does not place every Waynesville record under county administration.
How the agency is organized
The town maintains a police department section and a separate links-and-resources page. Municipal police and the sheriff share a county communications environment while retaining their own organizations and administrative responsibilities.
Official records and officer resources
The official town police resources are the starting point for local public services and department contacts. The sheriff’s guide corroborates the public number. For employment rules, complaints or incident reports, specify whether the matter concerns Waynesville Police, the sheriff or dispatch; those are different records and decision-makers.
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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 | 46 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 8 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Aggravated assault | 36 |
| Property crime | 331 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Larceny-theft | 275 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 14 |
| Arson | 4 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Waynesville. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 40 |
| Civilian employees | 13 |
| Total full-time employees | 53 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Waynesville. 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 Waynesville. 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 | 36 |
| Civilian employees | 11 |
| Total full-time employees | 47 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2 |
| Rape | 11 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Aggravated assault | 39 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Larceny-theft | 267 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 10 |
Published Index-crime total: 359.
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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