Hickory Police Department

Hickory Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina, based at 347 2nd Avenue SW. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Hickory limits in Catawba County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Hickory sits along North Carolina travel and commerce routes that bring daily traffic through the area, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Hickory should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Hickory city, NC has an estimated population of 43,747.