Waynesville (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 36 Law Enforcement Officers in the Waynesville (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 3.33. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 12%.

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.

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

Waynesville (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	23	3.35
1992	23	3.30
1993	24	3.45
1994	24	3.38
1995	29	3.91
1996	29	3.84
1997	29	3.79
1998	28	3.54
1999	30	3.82
2000	31	3.36
2001	31	3.30
2002	31	3.25
2003	31	3.32
2004	31	3.27
2005	31	3.24
2006	30	3.13
2007	31	3.29
2008	32	3.23
2009	34	3.43
2010	34	3.45
2011	34	3.40
2012	34	3.42
2013	34	3.48
2014	34	3.50
2015	34	3.49
2016	34	3.47
2017	34	3.41
2018	34	3.40
2019	33	3.25
2020	35	3.44
2021	32	3.01
2022	36	3.52
2023	41	3.79
2024	36	3.33