Gaston County Police Department (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 Gaston County Police Department (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.6. 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.

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

Gaston County Police Department (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	95	1.16
1992	164	1.97
1993	169	2.07
1994	107	1.29
1995	112	1.41
1996	120	1.48
1997	120	1.45
1998	119	1.33
1999	239	2.68
2000	229	2.70
2001	237	2.75
2002	235	2.68
2003	137	1.58
2004	132	1.51
2005	248	2.82
2006	241	2.71
2007	127	1.38
2008	131	1.43
2009	136	1.45
2010	133	1.58
2011	134	1.56
2012	131	1.53
2013	126	1.47
2014	130	1.61
2015	129	1.59
2016	123	1.50
2017	126	1.49
2018	131	1.56
2019	128	1.51
2020	130	1.51
2021	133	1.59
2022	134	1.63
2023	139	1.69
2024	136	1.60