Cleveland (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 136 Law Enforcement Officers in the Cleveland (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 2.09. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased by 5%.

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.

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

Cleveland (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	50	0.85
1992	56	0.94
1993	56	0.94
1994	58	1.00
1995	59	1.03
1996	61	1.04
1997	72	1.21
1998	76	1.23
1999	73	1.17
2000	77	1.25
2001	79	1.26
2002	80	1.25
2003	81	1.28
2004	82	1.31
2005	83	1.33
2006	78	1.24
2007	83	1.31
2008	83	1.32
2009	84	1.33
2010	84	1.33
2011	90	1.41
2012	90	1.42
2013	90	1.44
2014	95	1.52
2015	102	1.64
2016	103	1.66
2017	108	1.73
2018	109	1.73
2019	98	1.55
2020	112	1.76
2021	117	1.86
2022	116	1.80
2023	128	2.00
2024	136	2.09