Cherokee (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 37 Law Enforcement Officers in the Cherokee (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.36. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased by 3%.

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.

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

Cherokee (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	17	1.04
1992	15	0.91
1993	13	0.79
1994	10	0.60
1995	11	0.65
1996	12	0.69
1997	15	0.85
1998	16	0.87
1999	16	0.82
2000	20	0.95
2001	18	0.84
2002	20	0.92
2003	19	0.87
2004	21	0.94
2005	23	1.03
2006	23	1.00
2007	24	1.02
2008	25	1.06
2009	28	1.19
2010	27	1.12
2011	26	1.07
2012	26	1.08
2013	26	1.10
2014	25	1.05
2015	26	1.10
2016	31	1.30
2017	32	1.30
2018	31	1.25
2019	31	1.24
2020	33	1.31
2021	33	1.31
2022	35	1.33
2023	35	1.32
2024	37	1.36