Table 1
Trends in police personnel and expenditures, Canada, 1962 to 2010

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Trends in police personnel and expenditures, Canada, 1962 to 2010
  Police officers Civilian personnel Total personnel Police to civillians Total expen-
ditures		 Criminal Code incidents 1 Incidents per officer Weighted clearance rate 2
Total Per  100,000  population Percent change in rate Total Per  100,000  population Percent change in rate
  number rate percent number rate percent number ratio thousands of dollars number ratio rate
1962 26,129 140.6 .. 5,699 30.7 .. 31,828 4.6 .. 514,986 19.7 ..
1963 27,333 144.4 2.7 5,935 31.4 2.3 33,268 4.6 .. 572,105 20.9 ..
1964 28,823 149.4 3.5 6,655 34.5 9.9 35,478 4.3 .. 626,038 21.7 ..
1965 30,146 153.5 2.7 7,133 36.3 5.2 37,279 4.2 .. 628,418 20.8 ..
1966 32,086 160.3 4.4 7,583 37.9 4.4 39,669 4.2 .. 702,809 21.9 ..
1967 33,792 165.8 3.4 8,018 39.3 3.7 41,810 4.2 .. 784,568 23.2 ..
1968 34,887 168.5 1.6 8,351 40.3 2.5 43,238 4.2 .. 897,530 25.7 ..
1969 36,342 173.0 2.7 8,963 42.7 6.0 45,305 4.1 .. 994,790 27.4 ..
1970 37,949 178.2 3.0 9,936 46.7 9.4 47,885 3.8 .. 1,110,066 29.3 ..
1971 40,148 182.8 2.6 10,597 48.3 3.4 50,745 3.8 .. 1,166,458 29.1 ..
1972 41,214 185.5 1.5 11,762 52.9 9.5 52,976 3.5 .. 1,189,805 28.9 ..
1973 43,142 191.8 3.4 12,297 54.7 3.4 55,439 3.5 .. 1,298,551 30.1 ..
1974 45,276 198.5 3.5 12,085 53.0 -3.1 57,361 3.7 .. 1,456,885 32.2 ..
1975 47,713 206.2 3.9 13,794 59.6 12.5 61,507 3.5 .. 1,585,805 33.2 ..
1976 48,213 205.6 -0.3 14,377 61.3 2.9 62,590 3.4 .. 1,637,704 34.0 ..
1977 48,764 205.5 0.0 15,231 64.2 4.7 63,995 3.2 .. 1,654,024 33.9 ..
1978 48,705 203.2 -1.1 15,749 65.7 2.3 64,454 3.1 .. 1,714,300 35.2 ..
1979 48,990 202.4 -0.4 15,001 62.0 -5.6 63,991 3.3 .. 1,855,271 37.9 ..
1980 49,841 203.3 0.4 16,410 66.9 7.9 66,251 3.0 .. 2,045,398 41.0 ..
1981 50,563 203.7 0.2 16,999 68.5 2.4 67,562 3.0 .. 2,168,202 42.9 ..
1982 50,539 201.2 -1.2 17,738 70.6 3.1 68,277 2.8 .. 2,203,665 43.6 ..
1983 50,081 197.4 -1.9 17,342 68.4 -3.1 67,423 2.9 .. 2,148,633 42.9 ..
1984 50,010 195.3 -1.1 17,503 68.4 0.0 67,513 2.9 .. 2,147,656 42.9 ..
1985 50,351 194.8 -0.3 17,702 68.5 0.1 68,053 2.8 3,542,240 2,174,175 43.2 ..
1986 51,425 197.0 1.1 18,273 70.0 2.2 69,698 2.8 3,771,205 2,277,749 44.3 ..
1987 52,510 198.5 0.8 19,558 73.9 5.6 72,068 2.7 4,027,809 2,368,958 45.1 ..
1988 53,312 199.0 0.3 19,407 72.4 -2.0 72,719 2.7 4,389,414 2,390,008 44.8 ..
1989 54,211 198.7 -0.2 19,526 71.6 -1.1 73,737 2.8 4,684,760 2,425,936 44.7 ..
1990 56,034 202.3 1.8 19,259 69.5 -2.9 75,293 2.9 5,247,646 2,627,197 46.9 ..
1991 56,768 202.5 0.1 19,440 69.4 -0.1 76,208 2.9 5,426,887 2,898,989 51.1 ..
1992 56,992 200.9 -0.8 20,059 70.7 1.9 77,051 2.8 5,716,833 2,847,981 50.0 ..
1993 56,901 198.4 -1.2 19,956 69.6 -1.6 76,857 2.9 5,790,165 2,735,623 48.1 ..
1994 55,859 192.6 -2.9 19,492 67.2 -3.4 75,351 2.9 5,783,656 2,646,209 47.4 ..
1995 55,008 187.7 -2.5 19,259 65.7 -2.2 74,267 2.9 5,808,607 2,639,654 48.0 ..
1996 54,323 183.5 -2.2 19,603 66.2 0.8 73,926 2.8 5,856,055 2,644,893 48.7 ..
1997 54,719 183.0 -0.3 19,679 65.8 -0.6 74,398 2.8 5,989,022 2,534,766 46.3 ..
1998 54,763 181.6 -0.8 19,383 64.3 -2.3 74,146 2.8 6,209,756 2,440,650 44.6 34.2
1999 55,321 182.0 0.2 20,168 66.3 3.1 75,489 2.7 6,395,380 2,339,646 42.3 35.3
2000 55,954 182.3 0.2 19,907 64.9 -2.1 75,861 2.8 6,798,531 2,335,540 41.7 35.7
2001 57,076 184.0 0.9 19,982 64.4 -0.8 77,058 2.9 7,269,977 2,354,929 41.3 35.1
2002 58,422 186.2 1.2 20,732 66.1 2.6 79,154 2.8 7,827,195 2,356,493 40.3 34.8
2003 59,412 187.6 0.8 21,476 67.8 2.6 80,888 2.8 8,324,176 2,459,254 41.4 33.8
2004 59,800 186.9 -0.4 22,212 69.4 2.4 82,012 2.7 8,758,213 2,427,937 40.6 33.7
2005 61,026 188.9 1.1 23,391 72.4 4.3 84,417 2.6 9,281,879 2,362,322 38.7 34.8
2006 62,461 191.3 1.3 23,911 73.2 1.1 86,372 2.6 9,877,071 2,360,032 37.8 35.7
2007 64,134 194.5 1.7 25,295 76.7 4.8 89,429 2.5 10,544,771 2,271,972 35.4 36.5
2008 r 65,283 196.0 0.5 25,630 76.9 0.3 90,913 2.5 11,449,955 2,204,643 33.8 37.9
2009 r 67,425 200.0 2.0 27,077 80.3 4.4 94,502 2.5 12,316,896 2,161,313 32.1 38.4
2010 69,299 203.2 1.6 27,344 80.2 -0.2 96,643 2.5 .. .. .. ..
1.
Data extracted from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. Excludes Criminal Code traffic incidents.
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.
Note(s):
A new version of the Police Administration Survey was implemented in 1986. To maintain historical continuity, figures prior to 1986 have been adjusted.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey.