General Info

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office provides professional law enforcement services. Its patrol division responds to service calls, processes criminal and civil papers and assists small public safety agencies. The office s criminal investigation division performs secondary investigations on homicide, rape, robbery, burglary and forgery cases. The Rowan County Sheriff's Office works closely with the social service department to investigate child abuse complaints. Its community safety team is responsible for high-crime areas or neighborhoods with special needs. The Rowan County Sheriff's Office also manages a 160-plus-bed detention center. Located in Salisbury, N.C., the office additionally operates the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) and serves more than 130,000 residents.