Wayne (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 127 Law Enforcement Officers in the Wayne (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.6. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 2%.

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.

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

Wayne (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	34	0.58
1992	32	0.54
1993	35	0.59
1994	43	0.71
1995	44	0.77
1996	47	0.81
1997	51	0.87
1998	60	0.92
1999	57	0.87
2000	67	1.00
2001	69	1.01
2002	68	0.98
2003	77	1.14
2004	81	1.19
2005	83	1.20
2006	82	1.18
2007	80	1.15
2008	85	1.23
2009	83	1.20
2010	86	1.09
2011	86	1.08
2012	90	1.12
2013	90	1.12
2014	98	1.21
2015	114	1.40
2016	118	1.46
2017	123	1.51
2018	124	1.52
2019	128	1.57
2020	126	1.54
2021	122	1.52
2022	126	1.63
2023	126	1.63
2024	127	1.60