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Thursday, December 16, 2004 Police personnel and expenditures2004Canada had just under 60,000 police officers as of June 15, 2004 according to a new report showing that there were fewer officers per capita in 2004 than a decade earlier. However, police strength has been increasing in recent years after reaching a low in 1998. Canada's rate of 188 officers per 100,000 population is about 20% lower than in the United States and Australia, and about 25% lower than in England and Wales. In 2004, Saskatchewan reported 202 police officers for every 100,000 population, the highest rate among the provinces for the fourth consecutive year. It was followed by Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario. Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island had the fewest police per capita. During the past decade, most provinces have experienced declines in per capita police strength, the largest being in Quebec (-7%). Saskatchewan reported the largest increase in police strength (+8%) during this period. Among census metropolitan areas, Regina (207) and Thunder Bay (199) reported the highest rates of police officers per 100,000 population. The lowest rates were reported in Abbotsford (129) Ottawa (133) and London (134). One out of every six police officers in 2004 were female, a proportion which has been growing steadily since the mid-1970s. Police services reported that there were almost 10,000 female officers, a 6% increase from 2003. At the same time, the number of male officers remained virtually unchanged. British Columbia continues to have the highest proportion of female officers, accounting for one in every five officers. The Atlantic provinces have the lowest proportion, at about one in every eight officers. Canadians paid $8.3 billion for policing services in 2003, an average of $263 per person. Spending on policing has been increasing faster than inflation over the past six years, including a 4% increase after adjusting for inflation between 2002 and 2003. Since 1997, expenditures on policing increased 22% after falling slightly (-3%) between 1992 and 1996. Available on CANSIM: tables 254-0002 and 254-0003. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3301. The report Police Resources in Canada, 2004 (85-225-XIE, $28) is now available. For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Information and Client Services (1-800-387-2231; 613-951-9023), Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
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