Catawba (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 155 Law Enforcement Officers in the Catawba (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.74. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased 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.

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

Catawba (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	89	1.29
1992	90	1.28
1993	91	1.29
1994	100	1.40
1995	99	1.42
1996	103	1.45
1997	103	1.43
1998	99	1.30
1999	101	1.32
2000	98	1.29
2001	103	1.33
2002	99	1.26
2003	103	1.30
2004	105	1.31
2005	104	1.28
2006	108	1.29
2007	119	1.39
2008	125	1.46
2009	126	1.46
2010	127	1.52
2011	129	1.53
2012	130	1.54
2013	139	1.66
2014	139	1.66
2015	141	1.69
2016	145	1.73
2017	147	1.73
2018	142	1.65
2019	144	1.67
2020	154	1.77
2021	149	1.75
2022	160	1.84
2023	153	1.75
2024	155	1.74