Watauga (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 50 Law Enforcement Officers in the Watauga (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.51. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 37%.

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.

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

Watauga (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	22	0.95
1992	23	0.98
1993	25	1.03
1994	24	0.98
1995	25	1.03
1996	26	1.05
1997	27	1.08
1998	27	1.04
1999	27	1.02
2000	27	0.98
2001	26	0.93
2002	29	1.02
2003	32	1.14
2004	32	1.13
2005	36	1.29
2006	36	1.28
2007	38	1.36
2008	43	1.48
2009	44	1.48
2010	48	1.49
2011	47	1.44
2012	44	1.34
2013	42	1.29
2014	45	1.38
2015	42	1.28
2016	45	1.36
2017	42	1.25
2018	43	1.25
2019	49	1.40
2020	49	1.40
2021	46	1.35
2022	49	1.42
2023	80	2.40
2024	50	1.51