NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Wilkesboro Police Department
Jurisdiction, organization, official contacts, history and published law-enforcement data for Wilkesboro Police Department.
- Agency or unit type
- Municipal police
- County guides
- Wilkes County
- Official website
- Visit the official agency website
- Published contact
- 336-667-7277
- Published office location
- 100 West Street, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
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Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Wilkesboro Police provides municipal law enforcement in the town, separate from North Wilkesboro Police and the county sheriff. Its official description includes patrol of Main Street, parks and the greenway, as well as response to calls and investigations.
How the agency is organized
The town identifies Patrol and Support Services divisions. Patrol uses rotating teams, crash-reconstruction expertise and bicycle patrol. Support Services handles general-crime and controlled-substance investigations, evidence, equipment and crime-prevention functions. Records and telecommunicators are described within the support structure, and a special-response capability is also identified.
Agency history and local context
The overview includes dated 2021 activity figures. Those figures are not presented as current crime or staffing data. No verified founding date was established from the current organizational page.
Official records and officer resources
The official site describes community outreach, crime-prevention work and a coordinating role in the Governor’s Highway Safety Program. Applicants and residents should consult current town police contacts and personnel information. The municipal code provides another source on the department’s legal organization.
Explore local history, other agencies, court resources and regional FBI/SBI contacts in Wilkes 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 | 14 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 14 |
| Property crime | 163 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Larceny-theft | 140 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 6 |
| Arson | 0 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 8; published agency label: Wilkesboro. CIUS_Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_State_by_City_2025.xlsx
| Personnel category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Sworn officers | 24 |
| Civilian employees | 2 |
| Total full-time employees | 26 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 78; published agency label: Wilkesboro. 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 Wilkesboro. 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 | 23 |
| Civilian employees | 2 |
| Total full-time employees | 25 |
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 0 |
| Rape | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Aggravated assault | 10 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Larceny-theft | 163 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 7 |
Published Index-crime total: 206.
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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