Columbus (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 93 Law Enforcement Officers in the Columbus (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 2.41. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased 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.

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

Columbus (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	42	1.09
1992	42	1.08
1993	43	1.11
1994	44	1.10
1995	44	1.10
1996	42	1.04
1997	47	1.15
1998	48	1.18
1999	54	1.32
2000	55	1.31
2001	55	1.29
2002	53	1.22
2003	55	1.30
2004	64	1.51
2005	61	1.44
2006	62	1.46
2007	59	1.40
2008	60	1.44
2009	65	1.56
2010	64	1.39
2011	63	1.38
2012	66	1.46
2013	71	1.64
2014	79	1.85
2015	80	1.89
2016	75	1.75
2017	69	1.62
2018	76	1.80
2019	83	1.98
2020	82	1.96
2021	95	2.34
2022	94	2.47
2023	97	2.55
2024	93	2.41