Oak Island (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 28 Law Enforcement Officers in the Oak Island (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 2.85. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased by 7%.

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.

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

Oak Island (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	13	3.35
1992	13	3.30
1993	12	2.80
1994	13	2.97
1995	14	2.45
1996	16	2.75
1997	18	3.05
1998	20	3.45
1999	28	4.82
2000	27	4.11
2001	24	3.59
2002	24	3.53
2003	24	3.51
2004	22	3.11
2005	24	3.24
2006	24	3.06
2007	24	2.87
2008	21	2.50
2009	25	2.99
2010	24	3.54
2011	25	3.64
2012	21	2.99
2013	21	2.97
2014	22	3.01
2015	21	2.81
2016	21	2.75
2017	23	2.92
2018	22	2.77
2019	23	2.79
2020	24	2.80
2021	20	2.23
2022	23	2.48
2023	26	2.66
2024	28	2.85