Wilmington (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 243 Law Enforcement Officers in the Wilmington (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.94. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers decreased 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.

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

Wilmington (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	147	2.61
1992	149	2.60
1993	148	2.45
1994	145	2.36
1995	159	2.49
1996	157	2.42
1997	166	2.52
1998	185	2.86
1999	211	3.06
2000	230	3.03
2001	233	3.02
2002	248	3.16
2003	229	2.50
2004	244	2.64
2005	241	2.54
2006	240	2.47
2007	254	2.62
2008	266	2.64
2009	255	2.51
2010	261	2.45
2011	256	2.37
2012	253	2.31
2013	255	2.30
2014	256	2.26
2015	258	2.24
2016	260	2.21
2017	270	2.26
2018	268	2.22
2019	267	2.14
2020	253	2.01
2021	243	1.92
2022	235	1.97
2023	249	2.03
2024	243	1.94