Wake (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 385 Law Enforcement Officers in the Wake (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.9. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers increased 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.

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

Wake (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	192	1.44
1992	199	1.47
1993	209	1.47
1994	201	1.39
1995	192	1.28
1996	203	1.33
1997	212	1.37
1998	239	1.43
1999	248	1.53
2000	257	1.52
2001	273	1.59
2002	302	1.73
2003	322	1.89
2004	342	1.98
2005	333	1.89
2006	345	1.94
2007	346	1.81
2008	351	1.83
2009	350	1.84
2010	349	1.88
2011	371	1.98
2012	381	1.97
2013	372	1.90
2014	381	1.97
2015	385	1.99
2016	378	1.93
2017	370	1.86
2018	375	1.88
2019	368	1.85
2020	383	1.93
2021	327	1.80
2022	332	1.58
2023	364	1.83
2024	385	1.90