DPD Calls for Service (2025)

This data represents calls for police services, which are separated by year due to file size, and updated annually. Historical data is available back to 2006. Available fields include: Event Number – Unique numerical identifier of the call for service. Case Number – If an incident report was written, this is the file number, which can be joined to the incidents and arrests datasets. Call Date – Date the call for service was generated. Call Time – Time the call for service was generated. Source – How the call was generated from the public, or self-initiated by an officer. Priority – The priority level of the call response, with ‘P’ being the highest, followed in order numerically. Nature – The description of the call for service. Address – The block number and street or intersection of the call for service. X – Mapping coordinate of the call for service, projected as NC State Plane (feet). Y – Mapping coordinate of the call for service, projected as NC State Plane (feet). District – The patrol district where the call for service was located. Beat – The patrol beat where the call for service was located, which is a sub-division of the district. Tract – The census tract where the incident occurred, based on 2010 census data. Disposition – How the call for service was closed. Cancelled – Whether the call for service was cancelled prior to officer arrival.