Asheville (City), North Carolina Trend of Number and Rate of Law Enforcement Officers

Updated on October 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 170 Law Enforcement Officers in the Asheville (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.79. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased by 1%.

The chart below shows the rate of law enforcement officers, and the table below shows both the number of officers and the rate of law enforcement officers for recent years.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina law enforcement agencies.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

Asheville (City), NC Trend of Rate of Law Enforcement Officers Per 1000

Asheville (City), NC Trend of Number and Rate of Law Enforcement Officers

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Year	Number of Police Officers	Rate of Police Offficers Per 1000
1991	138	2.20
1992	154	2.42
1993	151	2.37
1994	162	2.50
1995	164	2.51
1996	170	2.55
1997	161	2.39
1998	164	2.50
1999	171	2.68
2000	167	2.42
2001	162	2.31
2002	161	2.26
2003	170	2.43
2004	172	2.45
2005	175	2.44
2006	193	2.62
2007	201	2.76
2008	195	2.63
2009	195	2.60
2010	193	2.31
2011	198	2.35
2012	208	2.44
2013	213	2.46
2014	216	2.45
2015	201	2.26
2016	200	2.23
2017	206	2.29
2018	222	2.38
2019	232	2.48
2020	202	2.15
2021	162	1.73
2022	165	1.76
2023	165	1.77
2024	170	1.79