Hickory (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 99 Law Enforcement Officers in the Hickory (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 2.22. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased 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.

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

Hickory (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	80	2.78
1992	88	3.01
1993	88	3.02
1994	86	2.90
1995	87	2.89
1996	93	3.04
1997	101	3.25
1998	104	3.31
1999	106	3.32
2000	105	2.82
2001	106	2.80
2002	106	2.76
2003	112	2.82
2004	106	2.64
2005	105	2.58
2006	108	2.63
2007	114	2.78
2008	115	2.78
2009	114	2.73
2010	110	2.75
2011	116	2.86
2012	112	2.78
2013	112	2.79
2014	110	2.72
2015	109	2.71
2016	103	2.55
2017	105	2.58
2018	106	2.60
2019	110	2.68
2020	112	2.71
2021	110	2.64
2022	112	2.56
2023	94	2.12
2024	99	2.22