Polk (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 41 Law Enforcement Officers in the Polk (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 2.4. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased by 51%.

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.

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

Polk (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	14	1.13
1992	17	1.35
1993	16	1.23
1994	21	1.59
1995	17	1.27
1996	18	1.32
1997	17	1.23
1998	17	1.17
1999	22	1.49
2000	21	1.31
2001	17	1.05
2002	19	1.15
2003	24	1.53
2004	24	1.52
2005	24	1.50
2006	26	1.61
2007	24	1.48
2008	25	1.57
2009	22	1.38
2010	22	1.28
2011	23	1.32
2012	28	1.64
2013	30	1.77
2014	29	1.69
2015	29	1.70
2016	36	2.11
2017	36	2.11
2018	35	2.03
2019	33	1.90
2020	36	2.06
2021	30	1.72
2022	34	2.02
2023	27	1.59
2024	41	2.40