Swain (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 28 Law Enforcement Officers in the Swain (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 2.25. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased 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.

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

Swain (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	9	2.20
1992	9	2.16
1993	10	2.40
1994	8	1.88
1995	10	2.42
1996	10	2.38
1997	10	2.35
1998	11	2.61
1999	13	3.15
2000	13	3.75
2001	13	3.69
2002	13	3.50
2003	14	3.86
2004	14	3.79
2005	15	4.02
2006	15	3.94
2007	16	3.99
2008	16	3.87
2009	14	1.15
2010	18	1.43
2011	21	1.65
2012	23	1.81
2013	25	1.96
2014	27	2.13
2015	24	1.86
2016	27	2.07
2017	27	2.08
2018	28	2.17
2019	28	2.19
2020	30	2.34
2021	30	2.39
2022	30	2.34
2023	30	2.42
2024	28	2.25