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Table 10-10
Police operating expenditures in municipal police services — British Columbia, 2008

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British Columbia, 2008
  Operating expenditures 2008 crime
Total operating expenditures Per capita costs Included in police service operational budget Crime Severity Index 1 Percentage change in Crime Severity Index 2007  to 2008 Weighted clearance rate 2
Vehicle purchases Vehicle leasing Computer services Accomo-
dations		 Emergency  911  service
  dollars           rate percent
Population 100,000 and over  
Abbotsford 37,364,160 281 no yes yes no yes 133.0 -4.5 24.4
Delta 25,318,246 243 yes yes yes yes yes 75.6 -1.7 24.2
Saanich 22,026,857 194 no no yes no yes 67.7 3.8 28.7
Vancouver 217,342,375 346 yes yes yes yes yes 141.3 -8.7 27.7
Victoria 39,229,000 389 no yes yes yes yes 168.2 -11.5 18.0
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Burnaby 3 32,066,470 147 .. .. .. .. .. 119.4 -11.4 16.8
Coquitlam 3 16,639,835 135 .. .. .. .. .. 88.1 -13.9 17.2
Kelowna 16,198,567 141 .. .. .. .. .. 143.9 -5.1 28.0
Langley Township 3 15,448,101 153 .. .. .. .. .. 116.0 -14.5 15.3
Richmond 3 , 4 27,416,826 146 .. .. .. .. .. 90.1 -8.9 17.6
Surrey 3 68,947,317 162 .. .. .. .. .. 144.7 -5.7 20.8
Population 50,000 to 99,999  
New Westminster 18,141,718 287 no yes yes yes yes 136.7 -15.4 25.4
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Chilliwack 3 12,040,466 157 .. .. .. .. .. 157.9 -10.7 17.1
Kamloops 13,902,418 162 .. .. .. .. .. 129.6 -25.3 30.1
Maple Ridge 3 10,195,780 138 .. .. .. .. .. 132.7 -10.1 17.6
Nanaimo 12,830,528 147 .. .. .. .. .. 127.0 -19.9 29.4
North Vancouver District 3 10,759,312 122 .. .. .. .. .. 51.9 -18.6 19.6
Port Coquitlam 3 7,288,399 129 .. .. .. .. .. 84.9 -27.8 18.5
Prince George 13,782,543 185 .. .. .. .. .. 158.7 -24.8 35.1
Population 15,000 to 49,999  
Central Saanich 4,226,644 258 no no yes no no 53.6 -3.9 27.5
Oak Bay 3,824,501 205 no yes yes yes yes 48.8 -42.3 10.8
Port Moody 6,547,640 222 no yes yes yes yes 61.2 -13.9 30.6
West Vancouver 11,824,841 248 no yes yes yes yes 57.9 -8.8 31.5
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Campbell River 4,876,625 158 .. .. .. .. .. 133.1 -15.2 31.6
Colwood 1,252,011 82 .. .. .. .. .. 68.2 -18.0 15.4
Courtenay 3,398,899 147 .. .. .. .. .. 144.2 -11.5 34.5
Cranbrook 2,573,309 134 .. .. .. .. .. 107.6 -22.8 32.0
Fort St. John 3,263,019 174 .. .. .. .. .. 197.3 -2.9 34.5
Langford 2,445,891 103 .. .. .. .. .. 122.5 -1.9 22.7
Langley 3 5,656,430 222 .. .. .. .. .. 180.2 -15.5 19.3
Mission 3 6,127,498 166 .. .. .. .. .. 176.9 6.4 21.9
North Cowichan 2,885,489 101 .. .. .. .. .. 97.3 2.6 27.4
North Vancouver City 3 8,328,551 171 .. .. .. .. .. 101.8 -3.4 24.3
Penticton 5,149,202 156 .. .. .. .. .. 137.5 -7.1 37.5
Pitt Meadows 3 2,415,406 144 .. .. .. .. .. 119.6 -2.3 11.7
Port Alberni 3,755,336 208 .. .. .. .. .. 186.3 2.3 43.7
Prince Rupert 2,634,490 202 .. .. .. .. .. 196.9 -4.1 43.4
Salmon Arm 2,054,393 92 .. .. .. .. .. 92.8 -33.0 24.2
Squamish 2,391,544 144 .. .. .. .. .. 140.1 -1.2 21.5
Vernon 5,776,310 154 .. .. .. .. .. 180.8 9.0 23.5
West Kelowna … … … … … … … … … …
White Rock 3 2,837,131 140 .. .. .. .. .. 74.4 -3.1 19.6
Population 5,000 to 14,999  
Nelson 2,769,200 286 no yes yes yes yes 113.4 0.0 26.5
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Castlegar 947,103 125 .. .. .. .. .. 145.6 -5.0 18.8
Coldstream District Municipal 561,426 57 .. .. .. .. .. 59.5 33.2 11.0
Comox 880,378 69 .. .. .. .. .. 59.0 -1.0 18.7
Dawson Creek 1,577,702 134 .. .. .. .. .. 165.8 -28.0 27.7
Hope 1,427,993 215 .. .. .. .. .. 229.0 -11.5 29.9
Kimberley 706,225 109 .. .. .. .. .. 90.6 8.5 32.0
Kitimat 1,320,507 144 .. .. .. .. .. 96.2 -0.6 30.2
Ladysmith 587,014 75 .. .. .. .. .. 107.0 32.5 20.9
Lake Country 903,377 88 .. .. .. .. .. 80.3 -3.8 25.4
Merritt 1,192,484 159 .. .. .. .. .. 299.2 24.6 47.4
North Saanich 5 1,139,105 101 .. .. .. .. .. 43.8 16.8 21.2
Parksville 1,394,886 120 .. .. .. .. .. 145.7 0.3 23.5
Powell River 1,617,321 120 .. .. .. .. .. 96.0 -8.6 21.3
Qualicum Beach 645,025 72 .. .. .. .. .. 93.9 0.6 24.9
Quesnel 1,681,256 173 .. .. .. .. .. 246.3 6.2 32.4
Revelstoke 932,116 122 .. .. .. .. .. 110.4 26.8 19.7
Sechelt 866,707 97 .. .. .. .. .. 107.2 5.2 37.3
Sidney 1,178,248 100 .. .. .. .. .. 66.1 6.2 29.8
Smithers 859,834 161 .. .. .. .. .. 196.4 -4.1 34.2
Sooke 965,027 96 .. .. .. .. .. 119.2 22.1 24.6
Summerland 721,624 65 .. .. .. .. .. 74.7 -6.8 34.5
Terrace 1,912,321 165 .. .. .. .. .. 183.8 4.8 44.9
Trail 1,205,951 161 .. .. .. .. .. 144.5 25.4 25.2
View Royal 670,436 73 .. .. .. .. .. 94.0 22.5 20.0
Whistler 2,175,572 214 .. .. .. .. .. 176.1 -21.6 17.1
Williams Lake 2,384,592 214 .. .. .. .. .. 348.1 6.1 28.4
Population less than 5,000 6  
Kitasoo/Xaixais Public Safety 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … … …
Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police 1,144,014 400 yes no yes yes no 234.7 8.3 31.0
1.
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.
2.
The weighted clearance rate is based on the same principle used to create the Crime Index, whereby more serious offences are assigned a higher weight than less serious offences. Applying this concept to clearance rates means that, for example, the clearance of a homicide, robbery or break and enter receives a higher weight than the clearance of less serious offences such as minor theft, mischief and disturbing the peace.
3.
Includes expenditures for Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
4.
Operational expenses for Richmond includes expenditures for Vancouver Airport protective security. These positions are administered through Richmond Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment but the Vancouver Airport Authority reimburses 100% of the cost to the City of Richmond.
5.
Operational expenses for North Saanich include expenditures for Victoria Airport protective security. These positions are administered through North Saanich Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment but the Victoria Airport Authority reimburses 100% of the cost to the City of North Saanich.
6.
All municipalities under 5,000 and unincorporated areas are policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provincial force. The two police forces listed in the publication in this category are First Nations Administered Police Services.
7.
Expenditures for 2008 were not available; therefore 2007 data were substituted.
Note(s):
Use caution in comparing forces: Operational expenditures may vary considerably between police services for many reasons. See “Total operating expenditures” under the “Important notes” section. Use caution in comparing clearance rates among police services. See “Clearance rate (percent)” under the “Important notes” section. For the Royal Canadian Mounted Police municipal contracts: Expenditures include only the cost billed to the municipality and not the total cost of the contract, nor any additional policing costs.
Date Modified: 2009-12-14

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