Winston-Salem (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 380 Law Enforcement Officers in the Winston-Salem (City) NC Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.5. Compared to 2023, the rate of Law Enforcement Officers remained the same.

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.

Winston-Salem (City), NC Trend of Rate of Law Enforcement Officers Per 1000

Winston-Salem (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	392	2.69
1992	412	2.78
1993	407	2.77
1994	428	2.86
1995	448	2.84
1996	446	2.78
1997	456	2.80
1998	451	2.87
1999	433	2.60
2000	426	2.29
2001	421	2.23
2002	430	2.24
2003	460	2.41
2004	463	2.40
2005	457	2.35
2006	485	2.45
2007	500	2.52
2008	493	2.18
2009	519	2.25
2010	528	2.30
2011	585	2.52
2012	547	2.33
2013	544	2.31
2014	569	2.39
2015	556	2.30
2016	536	2.20
2017	511	2.09
2018	502	2.03
2019	518	2.09
2020	498	1.99
2021	456	1.82
2022	404	1.61
2023	378	1.50
2024	380	1.50