Charlotte, North Carolina

===City services===

====Emergency medical services====
Emergency medical services for the city of Charlotte are provided by Mecklenburg EMS Agency (MEDIC). MEDIC received over 160,000 calls in 2022 and transported over 107,000 patients in Mecklenburg County.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flipsnack |title=AR22 web |url=https://www.flipsnack.com/mecklenburgemsagency/ar22.html |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Flipsnack |language=en}}</ref> The agency employs over 600 paramedics, EMTs, EMDs and admin staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.medic911.com/about-us/|title=About us – Mecklenburg EMS Agency|website=medic911.com|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=October 24, 2021}}</ref>

In addition to dispatching MEDIC's EMS calls, the agency also dispatches all county fire calls outside of the city of Charlotte.<ref name="medic911.com">{{cite web |title=2017 Annual Report |url=https://www.medic911.com/assets/user/upload/files/AR%202017%20web(1).pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515171552/https://www.medic911.com/assets/user/upload/files/AR%202017%20web(1).pdf |archive-date=May 15, 2018 |access-date=12 July 2018 |website=Medic911.com}}</ref>

====Hospitals====
[[File:Carolinas Medical Center.jpg|thumb|[[Carolinas Medical Center]] is the flagship hospital of [[Atrium Health]] ]]
Hospitals in Charlotte include [[Atrium Health Mercy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://atriumhealth.org/locations/detail/atrium-health-mercy|title=Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center|website=atriumhealth.org|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> [[Atrium Health Pineville]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atriumhealth.org/locations/detail/atrium-health-pineville|title=Atrium Health Pineville|website=atriumhealth.org|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> [[Atrium Health University City]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atriumhealth.org/locations/detail/atrium-health-university-city|title=Atrium Health University City|website=atriumhealth.org|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> Carolinas ContinueCare Pineville,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pineville.continuecare.org|title=Carolinas ContinueCare Hospital at Pineville|website=pineville.continuecare.org|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> Atrium Health [[Carolinas Medical Center]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atriumhealth.org/locations/detail/carolinas-medical-center|title=Carolinas Medical Center|website=atriumhealth.org|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> / Levine Children's, Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.novanthealth.org/charlotte-orthopedic-hospital.aspx?ecid=gmblocamc02|title=Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital homepage – Novant Health|website=novanthealth.org|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=September 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915230526/https://www.novanthealth.org/charlotte-orthopedic-hospital.aspx?ecid=gmblocamc02|url-status=dead}}</ref> Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.novanthealth.org/hemby-childrens-hospital.aspx?ecid=gmblocamc05|title=Hemby Children's Hospital homepage – Novant Health|website=novanthealth.org|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=September 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915230528/https://www.novanthealth.org/hemby-childrens-hospital.aspx?ecid=gmblocamc05|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.novanthealth.org/Presbyterian-Medical-Center.aspx?ecid=gmblocamc11|title=Presbyterian Medical Center homepage – Novant Health|website=novanthealth.org|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702235223/https://www.novanthealth.org/Presbyterian-Medical-Center.aspx?ecid=gmblocamc11|url-status=dead}}</ref> Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority is the public hospital authority of Mecklenburg County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atriumhealth.org/about-us/corporate-financial-information|title=Atrium Health Financial Information |publisher=[[Atrium Health]]|access-date=2021-11-19}}</ref>

====Fire department====
The [[Charlotte Fire Department]] provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, public education, hazardous materials (HAZMAT) mitigation, technical rescues, and fire prevention and inspection with 1,164 personnel. Forty-three fire stations are strategically scattered throughout Charlotte to provide a reasonable response time to emergencies in the city limits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charlottenc.gov/Fire/Pages/default.aspx|title=Charlotte Fire Department – City of Charlotte|website=charlottenc.gov|access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref>

====Law enforcement and crime====
{{See also|Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department}}
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is a combined jurisdiction agency. The CMPD has law enforcement jurisdiction in both the city of Charlotte and the few unincorporated areas left in Mecklenburg County. The other small towns maintain their own law enforcement agencies for their own jurisdictions. The department consists of approximately 1,700 sworn law enforcement officers, 550 civilian personnel, and more than 400 volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/CMPD/Inside+CMPD/Home.htm |title=Home |website=Charmeck.org |access-date=July 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605082645/http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/CMPD/Inside%2BCMPD/Home.htm |archive-date=June 5, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

An average of 4,939 vehicles are stolen every year in Charlotte.<ref>{{Citation
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According to the Congressional Quarterly Press; '2008 City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America,' Charlotte, North Carolina ranks as the 62nd most dangerous city larger than 75,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime2008/citycrime2008.htm |title=CQ Press: City Crime Rankings 2008 |website=Os.cqpress.com |access-date=July 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607114443/http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime2008/citycrime2008.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2010 }}</ref> However, the entire Charlotte-Gastonia Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked as 27th most dangerous out of 338 metro areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/MetroCrime2008_Rank_Rev.pdf |title=AMSAFM2.WK4 |access-date=July 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326212621/http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/MetroCrime2008_Rank_Rev.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2014/05/21/charlotte-among-nations-most-dangerous-cities-for.html|title=Charlotte among nation's most dangerous cities for pedestrians, report says|last=Wilson|first=Jen|date=May 21, 2014|website=BizJournals.com|publisher=Charlotte Business Journal|access-date=May 22, 2014}}</ref>

====Waste treatment====
Charlotte has a municipal waste system consisting of trash pickup, water distribution, and waste treatment. There are five waste water treatment plants operated by Charlotte Water (previously Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/utilities/Pages/Home.aspx |title=Charlotte Utilities&nbsp;— Home |website=Charmeck.org |access-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> Charlotte has a [[biosolids]] program.<ref name="Charlotte Water">{{cite web|url=http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Utilities/Environment/Pages/Biosolids.aspx|title=Charlotte Water|website=City of Charlotte Government|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> Some Chester residents spoke out against the program on February 26, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrhi.com/2013/02/controversial-sludge-disposal-draws-friends-foes-in-four-s-c-counties-75952 |title=Controversial 'sludge' disposal draws friends, foes in four S.C. counties |website=Wrhi.com |date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> Charlotte's sludge is handled, transported, and spread on farm fields in Chester by a company called Synagro, a wholly owned subsidiary of the [[Carlyle Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carlyle.com/news-room/news-release-archive/carlyle-group-acquire-synagro-technologies-576-share|title=News Release Archive {{!}} The Carlyle Group|website=Carlyle.com|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> Charlotte's sludge is of the "CLASS B" variety, which means it still contains detectable levels of pathogens.<ref name="Charlotte Water"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/biosolids/tnsss-overview.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629150404/http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/biosolids/tnsss-overview.cfm|archive-date=June 29, 2014|title=Biosolids: Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey Report - Overview|website=US EPA|date=April 23, 2014|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref>