McDowell (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 58 Law Enforcement Officers in the McDowell (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.56. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 1%.

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.

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

McDowell (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	25	0.82
1992	28	0.90
1993	28	0.90
1994	31	0.98
1995	32	1.00
1996	37	1.14
1997	29	0.88
1998	31	0.91
1999	36	1.03
2000	38	1.05
2001	39	1.06
2002	37	0.99
2003	37	0.99
2004	38	1.01
2005	42	1.11
2006	43	1.13
2007	38	1.00
2008	40	1.06
2009	41	1.08
2010	39	1.08
2011	43	1.17
2012	45	1.23
2013	42	1.16
2014	43	1.19
2015	43	1.19
2016	44	1.21
2017	43	1.18
2018	42	1.15
2019	50	1.36
2020	55	1.49
2021	58	1.60
2022	54	1.47
2023	58	1.58
2024	58	1.56