Hidalgo (County), Texas Trend of Number and Rate of Law Enforcement Officers

Updated on October 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 290 Law Enforcement Officers in the Hidalgo (County) TX Law Enforcement Agency, and the rate of Law Enforcement officers per 1000 residents was 1.07. 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 Texas law enforcement agencies.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Hidalgo (County), TX Trend of Rate of Law Enforcement Officers Per 1000
Hidalgo (County), TX 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 134 1.04
1992 252 1.92
1993 136 0.94
1994 126 0.86
1995 125 0.77
1996 133 0.81
1997 147 0.90
1998 174 1.01
1999 164 0.92
2000 191 0.98
2001 199 1.00
2002 203 1.00
2003 210 1.02
2004 217 1.03
2005 229 1.05
2006 245 1.09
2007 257 1.12
2008 252 1.12
2009 260 1.19
2010 260 1.08
2011 262 1.07
2012 240 0.96
2013 265 1.04
2014 281 1.08
2015 278 1.06
2016 280 1.07
2017 276 1.05
2018 279 1.06
2019 282 1.12
2020 276 1.08
2021 274 1.09
2022 295 1.12
2023 290 1.11
2024 290 1.07