Law Enforcement Agencies in Rowan County, North Carolina
10 agenciesFBI UCR list
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 10 law enforcement agencies in Rowan County, North Carolina: the county sheriff's office and 9 city or town police departments.
Sheriff's Office and County Police in Rowan County
Rowan County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI NC0800000 · NIBRS since 2019
City and Town Police Departments in Rowan County
China Grove Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0800100 · NIBRS since 2019
Cleveland Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0800900 · NIBRS since 2019
East Spencer Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0800200 · NIBRS since 2019
Granite Quarry Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0800800 · NIBRS since 2021
Kannapolis Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0130200 · NIBRS since 2019
Landis Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0800300 · NIBRS since 2022
Rockwell Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0800600 · NIBRS since 2019
Salisbury Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0800500 · NIBRS since 2019
Spencer Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0800700 · NIBRS since 2019
Where People Arrested in Rowan 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.
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 Rowan County?
The FBI lists 10 law enforcement agencies in Rowan County, including 9 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Rowan County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Rowan County that is the Rowan County Sheriff's Office. See Rowan 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 NC0800600. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.
