Franklin NC Police Community Resources
NC Public SafetyPrevent. Protect. Prepare.
The overall mission of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety is to improve the quality of life for North Carolinians by reducing crime and enhancing public safety. DPS employees supervise offenders in prison, in juvenile detention centers and in community supervision.
State Troopers patrol 78,000 miles of state-maintained roads (the second largest system in the country) to keep roadways safe.
Emergency Management services include emergency preparedness and working with local and federal agencies to help individuals, families, business, non-profit groups and communities recover from disaster.
Additional programs are offered for Crime Prevention, Child Safety, Victims Services, and more.
Crime StoppersMaking A Difference
Macon County Crime Stoppers & Student Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime. They offer cash rewards to anyone furnishing anonymous information that leads to the arrest of criminals, including those committing serious felony crimes, and fugitives.
Crime Stoppers is based on the principal that "Someone other than the criminal has information that can solve a crime" and was created to combat the three major problems faced by law enforcement in generating that information: Fear of REPRISAL, An attitude of APATHY, Reluctance to get INVOLVED.
Crime Stoppers resolves these problems by: Offering ANONYMITY to people who provide information about crimes. Paying REWARDS when the information supplied leads to arrest. Call (828) 349-2600 for more information.
Click It Or TicketSeat Belt Use
Seat Belts - Kids, under 16, must wear a seat belt regardless of where they sit. Everyone 16 and older must wear a seat belt while riding in the front seat. » Learn More
Child Car Seat Laws - Kids younger than eight AND weighing less than 80 pounds must ride in a car seat or booster. Depending on which comes first, kids can upgrade to a seat belt once they turn eight or top 80 pounds.
Car seats must be fastened in a rear seat if your child is under five, weighs less than 40 pounds, and if your car contains passenger-side airbags. You can bypass this requirement if your child's safety seat is airbag-compatible.