Sylva (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 14 Law Enforcement Officers in the Sylva (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 5.19. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 9%.

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.

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

Sylva (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	8	4.35
1992	8	4.29
1993	8	4.19
1994	8	4.12
1995	9	4.62
1996	10	5.05
1997	11	5.48
1998	11	5.94
1999	11	5.35
2000	11	4.52
2001	11	4.44
2002	12	4.77
2003	11	4.51
2004	11	4.46
2005	12	4.89
2006	12	4.91
2007	12	5.07
2008	13	5.36
2009	13	5.33
2010	13	5.02
2011	13	4.96
2012	13	4.97
2013	15	5.47
2014	15	5.75
2015	14	5.37
2016	14	5.34
2017	14	5.28
2018	14	5.20
2019	12	4.38
2020	14	5.08
2021	12	4.35
2022	14	5.32
2023	15	5.68
2024	14	5.19