Avery (County), 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 33 Law Enforcement Officers in the Avery (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 2.25. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased by 26%.

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.

Avery (County), NC Trend of Rate of Law Enforcement Officers Per 1000

Avery (County), 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	29	2.21
1992	28	2.10
1993	25	1.89
1994	27	2.01
1995	19	1.42
1996	22	1.61
1997	22	1.59
1998	19	1.33
1999	19	1.33
2000	21	1.36
2001	19	1.21
2002	20	1.26
2003	21	1.32
2004	21	1.30
2005	21	1.30
2006	21	1.31
2007	24	1.49
2008	24	1.49
2009	26	1.61
2010	24	1.52
2011	24	1.50
2012	26	1.65
2013	26	1.67
2014	26	1.70
2015	24	1.57
2016	25	1.65
2017	25	1.67
2018	31	2.07
2019	28	1.87
2020	27	1.80
2021	27	1.82
2022	26	1.71
2023	26	1.78
2024	33	2.25