Durham (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 170 Law Enforcement Officers in the Durham (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 4.39. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 6%.

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

Durham (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	102	2.22
1992	104	2.23
1993	94	1.96
1994	96	1.97
1995	98	1.97
1996	108	2.13
1997	110	2.15
1998	114	2.35
1999	140	2.82
2000	138	4.01
2001	145	4.14
2002	141	3.97
2003	141	3.85
2004	158	4.27
2005	159	4.40
2006	158	4.41
2007	158	4.17
2008	166	4.52
2009	160	4.34
2010	157	4.44
2011	168	4.69
2012	169	4.63
2013	175	4.67
2014	175	4.43
2015	178	4.61
2016	181	4.58
2017	187	4.69
2018	180	4.51
2019	190	4.98
2020	184	4.80
2021	190	5.91
2022	173	4.62
2023	170	4.66
2024	170	4.39