Highlands (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 15 Law Enforcement Officers in the Highlands (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 13.37. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased by 49%.

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.

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

Highlands (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	9	9.35
1992	9	9.20
1993	9	9.23
1994	9	9.07
1995	9	9.04
1996	9	8.89
1997	9	8.76
1998	10	10.46
1999	10	9.42
2000	10	11.00
2001	9	9.74
2002	11	11.70
2003	11	12.05
2004	11	11.96
2005	10	10.64
2006	10	10.42
2007	11	11.60
2008	12	12.63
2009	12	12.57
2010	10	10.82
2011	11	11.75
2012	11	11.74
2013	10	10.83
2014	13	14.01
2015	12	12.95
2016	13	13.85
2017	12	12.71
2018	12	12.74
2019	13	13.35
2020	13	13.16
2021	13	13.15
2022	12	10.89
2023	10	9.00
2024	15	13.37