Gastonia (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 154 Law Enforcement Officers in the Gastonia (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.81. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 2%.

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.

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

Gastonia (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	167	3.00
1992	161	2.85
1993	155	2.67
1994	158	2.68
1995	158	2.63
1996	169	2.76
1997	174	2.80
1998	168	2.90
1999	174	3.01
2000	177	2.67
2001	172	2.55
2002	167	2.44
2003	161	2.35
2004	157	2.28
2005	162	2.33
2006	147	2.09
2007	161	2.30
2008	168	2.35
2009	172	2.35
2010	173	2.41
2011	176	2.42
2012	174	2.39
2013	170	2.33
2014	167	2.27
2015	162	2.18
2016	170	2.26
2017	166	2.18
2018	169	2.19
2019	170	2.19
2020	166	2.13
2021	163	2.08
2022	159	1.94
2023	155	1.85
2024	154	1.81