NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Wendell Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Wendell Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
- County guides
- Wake County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 919-365-4444
- Published office location
- 9 South Pine Street, Wendell, NC 27591
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Wendell Police provides public-safety services within the town’s municipal limits, with continuous officer availability. County sheriff operations and adjacent municipal departments remain separate agencies for both jurisdiction and records purposes.
How the agency is organized
The town publishes an organization chart, monthly reports, forms, Police to Citizen, community engagement and commendation/complaint resources. The current department page lists office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and distinguishes the police station from the town-hall mailing address.
Agency history and local context
Wendell reports national law-enforcement accreditation on November 11, 2023 after a self-assessment and external review process. The profile does not repeat the page’s comparative safety claim or treat accreditation as a guarantee of results.
Official records and officer resources
The site provides recruitment, parking, golf-cart registration and records-related resources. Its body-camera guidance directs users to the applicable North Carolina statutory procedure; ordinary public-report access and recording disclosure should not be assumed to follow the same route.
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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 | 18 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Aggravated assault | 16 |
| Property crime | 192 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Larceny-theft | 143 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 10 |
| Arson | 4 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Wendell. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 27 |
| Civilian employees | 3 |
| Total full-time employees | 30 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Wendell. 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 Wendell. 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 | 25 |
| Civilian employees | 4 |
| Total full-time employees | 29 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 1 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Aggravated assault | 19 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Larceny-theft | 111 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 23 |
Published Index-crime total: 197.
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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