Clay (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 22 Law Enforcement Officers in the Clay (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.8. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased 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.

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

Clay (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	7	0.96
1992	7	0.95
1993	8	1.08
1994	5	0.66
1995	9	1.16
1996	9	1.14
1997	8	1.00
1998	8	0.95
1999	10	1.15
2000	10	1.14
2001	10	1.12
2002	10	1.10
2003	10	1.08
2004	10	1.06
2005	11	1.14
2006	13	1.31
2007	15	1.46
2008	16	1.53
2009	15	1.42
2010	15	1.42
2011	17	1.59
2012	15	1.41
2013	16	1.50
2014	16	1.51
2015	17	1.61
2016	17	1.59
2017	18	1.64
2018	19	1.71
2019	17	1.52
2020	18	1.59
2021	20	1.75
2022	21	1.82
2023	20	1.69
2024	22	1.80