Raleigh (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 729 Law Enforcement Officers in the Raleigh (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.49. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased 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.

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

Raleigh (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	443	2.10
1992	451	2.10
1993	461	2.06
1994	532	2.33
1995	554	2.30
1996	573	2.34
1997	593	2.38
1998	600	2.34
1999	587	2.23
2000	634	2.30
2001	630	2.24
2002	620	2.17
2003	648	2.09
2004	670	2.08
2005	681	2.05
2006	691	1.98
2007	725	1.98
2008	689	1.77
2009	704	1.73
2010	770	1.91
2011	746	1.82
2012	743	1.77
2013	773	1.80
2014	750	1.71
2015	761	1.70
2016	729	1.58
2017	713	1.52
2018	732	1.55
2019	544	1.14
2020	695	1.44
2021	648	1.35
2022	637	1.35
2023	703	1.46
2024	729	1.49