Durham (City), 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 365 Law Enforcement Officers in the Durham (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.22. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased 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.

Durham (City), NC Trend of Rate of Law Enforcement Officers Per 1000

Durham (City), 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	290	2.09
1992	298	2.11
1993	297	2.07
1994	341	2.34
1995	353	2.42
1996	354	2.38
1997	379	2.52
1998	381	2.47
1999	467	3.00
2000	467	2.50
2001	465	2.44
2002	444	2.30
2003	445	2.25
2004	412	2.04
2005	435	2.12
2006	458	2.19
2007	474	2.24
2008	450	2.03
2009	460	2.02
2010	485	2.12
2011	476	2.06
2012	537	2.28
2013	517	2.13
2014	501	2.01
2015	512	1.99
2016	490	1.86
2017	505	1.88
2018	530	1.94
2019	471	1.68
2020	507	1.78
2021	460	1.58
2022	428	1.50
2023	388	1.31
2024	365	1.22