Rutherford (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 84 Law Enforcement Officers in the Rutherford (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.7. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 4%.

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.

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

Rutherford (County), NC Trend of Number and Rate of Law Enforcement Officers

0 of 0

Year	Number of Police Officers	Rate of Police Offficers Per 1000
1991	31	0.75
1992	34	0.82
1993	35	0.83
1994	37	0.86
1995	42	0.97
1996	44	1.00
1997	51	1.15
1998	51	1.14
1999	49	1.09
2000	49	1.08
2001	64	1.39
2002	69	1.45
2003	67	1.42
2004	65	1.36
2005	66	1.38
2006	66	1.36
2007	70	1.45
2008	73	1.55
2009	76	1.60
2010	75	1.48
2011	73	1.42
2012	75	1.47
2013	77	1.53
2014	80	1.61
2015	79	1.60
2016	80	1.62
2017	77	1.56
2018	77	1.54
2019	75	1.50
2020	78	1.55
2021	77	1.56
2022	80	1.65
2023	86	1.77
2024	84	1.70