Buncombe (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 186 Law Enforcement Officers in the Buncombe (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.16. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 7%.

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.

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

Buncombe (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	88	0.86
1992	133	1.27
1993	129	1.21
1994	133	1.23
1995	177	1.60
1996	182	1.62
1997	211	1.85
1998	198	1.73
1999	201	1.70
2000	214	1.75
2001	203	1.63
2002	210	1.66
2003	199	1.55
2004	193	1.48
2005	188	1.43
2006	228	1.71
2007	225	1.63
2008	239	1.73
2009	225	1.63
2010	232	1.71
2011	213	1.55
2012	228	1.65
2013	247	1.76
2014	250	1.76
2015	247	1.72
2016	247	1.70
2017	244	1.65
2018	225	1.54
2019	234	1.59
2020	221	1.49
2021	227	1.55
2022	210	1.33
2023	198	1.25
2024	186	1.16