New Hanover (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 426 Law Enforcement Officers in the New Hanover (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 3.93. 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.

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

New Hanover (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	153	2.62
1992	170	2.86
1993	175	2.83
1994	174	2.76
1995	177	2.68
1996	187	2.78
1997	187	2.75
1998	206	2.66
1999	213	2.83
2000	223	2.95
2001	223	2.90
2002	233	2.98
2003	263	3.96
2004	253	3.69
2005	278	3.88
2006	265	3.51
2007	275	3.43
2008	290	3.50
2009	287	3.42
2010	293	3.41
2011	307	3.53
2012	325	3.68
2013	337	3.73
2014	361	3.92
2015	355	3.80
2016	349	3.67
2017	356	3.67
2018	360	3.64
2019	377	3.76
2020	385	3.80
2021	388	3.93
2022	391	3.80
2023	420	3.99
2024	426	3.93