Wilkes (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 74 Law Enforcement Officers in the Wilkes (County) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.27. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased by 1%.

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.

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

Wilkes (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	35	0.65
1992	44	0.80
1993	45	0.83
1994	47	0.85
1995	53	0.97
1996	50	0.89
1997	57	1.00
1998	57	1.00
1999	62	1.08
2000	64	1.10
2001	63	1.06
2002	57	0.95
2003	67	1.12
2004	65	1.07
2006	69	1.13
2007	67	1.10
2008	69	1.15
2009	70	1.18
2010	67	1.09
2011	67	1.07
2012	69	1.12
2013	72	1.17
2014	72	1.17
2015	73	1.20
2016	71	1.17
2017	72	1.18
2018	72	1.19
2019	76	1.25
2020	80	1.32
2021	76	1.28
2022	80	1.37
2023	74	1.28
2024	74	1.27