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Law Enforcement Agencies in Nash County, North Carolina

9 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 9 law enforcement agencies in Nash County, North Carolina: the county sheriff's office, 7 city or town police departments and 1 other agency.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Nash County

  • Nash County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI NC0640000 · NIBRS since 2020

City and Town Police Departments in Nash County

  • Bailey Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0640300 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Middlesex Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0640500 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Nashville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0640100 · NIBRS since 2018
  • Rocky Mount Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0330100 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Sharpsburg Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0640600 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Spring Hope Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0640200
  • Whitakers Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0640700

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nash County

  • Nash County Alcoholic Beverage Control EnforcementOther agency · ORI NC0645000

Where People Arrested in Nash County Are Held

In most U.S. counties, adults arrested by city police, the sheriff or state troopers are booked into the county jail first. Some larger cities run their own holding jail, so if a person is not on the county roster, call the arresting department.

Law Enforcement in Other North Carolina Counties

Agency names, types and ORI codes come from the FBI Crime Data Explorer agency list, retrieved November 2026. NIBRS dates show when an agency began reporting incident-level crime data to the FBI.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many police departments are in Nash County?
The FBI lists 9 law enforcement agencies in Nash County, including 7 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Nash County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Nash County that is the Nash County Sheriff's Office. See Nash County Jail on this site for the jail's roster or contact details.
What is an ORI number?
An ORI is the nine-character identifier the FBI assigns to each law enforcement agency for crime reporting, for example NC0640100. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.