Shelby (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 65 Law Enforcement Officers in the Shelby (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 2.95. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased by 11%.

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.

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

Shelby (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	1	0.07
1992	33	2.18
1993	51	3.25
1994	53	3.32
1995	62	3.86
1996	58	3.55
1997	62	3.74
1998	68	4.25
1999	68	4.31
2000	68	3.49
2001	67	3.38
2002	64	3.18
2003	67	3.38
2004	67	3.11
2005	67	3.10
2006	71	3.27
2007	68	3.17
2008	70	3.27
2009	71	3.30
2010	71	3.49
2011	71	3.45
2012	72	3.53
2013	69	3.41
2014	75	3.69
2015	74	3.65
2016	72	3.57
2017	70	3.46
2018	75	3.75
2019	72	3.60
2020	73	3.65
2021	72	3.58
2022	72	3.27
2023	58	2.66
2024	65	2.95