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Table 3-2
Police officers and crime rates — Police officers in the 30 largest municipal
police services
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| 2008 population 1 | 2009 authorized strength 2 | Actual strength 3 | 2008 Crime Severity Index 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 number of police officers | 2009 police officers per 100,000 population 4 | ||||
| number | rate | ||||
| Toronto census metropolitan area police services 6 | |||||
| Toronto Police | 2,652,011 | 5,548 | 5,633 | 212 | 81.5 |
| Peel Regional Police | 1,222,767 | 1,869 | 1,749 | 143 | 59.3 |
| York Regional Police | 989,473 | 1,402 | 1,370 | 138 | 45.0 |
| Montréal census metropolitan area police services 6 | |||||
| Montréal Police | 1,894,169 | 4,597 | 4,563 | 241 | 112.6 |
| Laval Police | 384,361 | 525 | 525 | 137 | 71.8 |
| Longueuil Police | 396,676 | 547 | 540 | 136 | 91.8 |
| Vancouver census metropolitan area police services 6 | |||||
| Vancouver Police 7 | 627,426 | 1,327 | 1,442 | 230 | 141.3 |
| Surrey, Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 424,387 | 594 | 557 | 131 | 144.7 |
| Burnaby, Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 218,848 | 274 | 257 | 117 | 119.4 |
| Richmond, Royal Canadian Mounted Police 7 | 187,630 | 237 | 215 | 115 | 90.1 |
| Other large police services | |||||
| Halifax Regional Police | 220,854 | 509 | 509 | 230 | 71.8 |
| Windsor Police | 223,501 | 473 | 468 | 209 | 97.7 |
| Winnipeg Police 7 | 666,813 | 1,328 | 1,358 | 204 | 133.3 |
| Regina Police | 190,314 | 376 | 373 | 196 | 172.1 |
| Saskatoon Police | 217,098 | 408 | 405 | 187 | 153.5 |
| Edmonton Police | 795,937 | 1,487 | 1,457 | 183 | 137.5 |
| St. John's, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary | 183,305 | 327 | 327 | 178 | 86.4 |
| Calgary Police | 1,081,845 | 1,748 | 1,723 | 159 | 84.5 |
| Greater Sudbury Police | 164,412 | 259 | 255 | 155 | 73.6 |
| Hamilton Regional Police | 527,360 | 780 | 812 | 154 | 88.7 |
| London Police | 372,850 | 586 | 574 | 154 | 94.8 |
| Niagara Regional Police | 442,121 | 675 | 675 | 153 | 79.9 |
| Ottawa Police | 867,934 | 1,349 | 1,277 | 147 | 70.8 |
| Durham Regional Police 8 | 605,334 | 863 | 876 | 145 | 65.4 |
| Waterloo Regional Police | 510,784 | 714 | 709 | 139 | 68.5 |
| Gatineau Police | 251,788 | 348 | 348 | 138 | 80.6 |
| Québec Police | 537,736 | 740 | 730 | 136 | 71.2 |
| Sherbrooke Regional Police | 151,733 | 200 | 200 | 132 | 76.8 |
| Halton Regional Police 8 | 479,330 | 603 | 596 | 124 | 42.1 |
| Richelieu-Saint-Laurent Police | 182,758 | 209 | 207 | 113 | 50.0 |
Populations are based on July 1st preliminary postcensal populations for 2008 (based on the 2006 Census),
Demography Division, Statistics Canada. Populations are adjusted to follow
policing boundaries. Populations for 2009 are not yet available.
Represents the number of fully sworn police
officers the police department was allowed to employ during the calendar or
fiscal year.
Represents actual police officer strength as
of May 15th, 2009.
Based on the number of police officers in 2009 and
census metropolitan area populations for 2008. Census metropolitan area
populations for 2009 are not yet available.
The police-reported Crime Severity Index measures
changes in the severity of crime from year to year. Each type of offence is
assigned a weight derived from actual sentences handed down by courts.
The police services listed under the Toronto,
Montréal and Vancouver census metropolitan areas do not represent all
the police services in the census metropolitan area.
Police officer counts include officers deployed
to contract positions (e.g. airport, port, United Nation mission).
Note that 63% of the crime handled by
Halton Regional Police, and 35% of the crime handled by Durham Regional
Police fall within Toronto census metropolitan area boundaries.
Note(s):
The numbers in table 3-1 do not agree with
those in table 3-2 (which report data at the level
of individual police services) because most census metropolitan areas comprise
more than one police service. The census metropolitan area of Oshawa is not
included due to incongruities between policing jurisdiction and census metropolitan
area boundaries. Crimes investigated by Royal Canadian Mounted Police federal
personnel within census metropolitan areas are included; however police officer
counts do not include Royal Canadian Mounted Police federal police officers.
While table 3-1 may be used to compare major metropolitan
areas, table 3-2 may be used to compare major police
services in Canada.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police
Administration Survey and Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
