Table 3-1
Police officers and crime rates — Police officers by census metropolitan areas
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2009 population 1 | 2010 number of police officers 2 | 2010 police officers per 100,000 population 3 | Percent change in rate of officers 2009 to 2010 | 2009 Crime Severity Index | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | rate | percent | rate | ||
Saint John | 102,521 | 207 | 202 | -2.4 | 96 |
Regina | 212,919 | 414 | 194 | -1.2 | 144 |
Thunder Bay | 119,727 | 227 | 190 | 1.8 | 110 |
Saskatoon | 265,712 | 497 | 187 | 5.7 | 132 |
Winnipeg 4 | 771,641 | 1,408 | 182 | -2.2 | 127 |
Montréal | 3,811,327 | 6,903 | 181 | -2.3 | 90 |
Toronto | 5,587,348 | 10,091 | 181 | 1.0 | 62 |
Windsor | 331,678 | 596 | 180 | 0.4 | 71 |
St. John's | 185,157 | 325 | 176 | -1.8 | 91 |
Halifax 4 | 398,049 | 695 | 175 | 4.6 | 97 |
St. Catharines-Niagara | 442,908 | 766 | 173 | 8.3 | 76 |
Vancouver 4 , 5 | 2,325,317 | 3,968 | 171 | 0.6 | 110 |
Brantford | 138,498 | 237 | 171 | 3.4 | 106 |
Edmonton | 1,162,246 | 1,932 | 166 | 7.9 | 115 |
Peterborough | 121,407 | 195 | 161 | -0.2 | 65 |
Calgary | 1,233,707 | 1,982 | 161 | 5.9 | 78 |
Abbotsford-Mission | 172,381 | 273 | 158 | 2.7 | 111 |
Guelph | 123,099 | 191 | 155 | -0.9 | 59 |
Greater Sudbury | 164,913 | 255 | 155 | -0.2 | 81 |
London | 490,420 | 758 | 155 | 1.6 | 87 |
Ottawa 6 | 926,003 | 1,427 | 154 | 4.8 | 67 |
Barrie | 196,639 | 301 | 153 | 3.6 | 64 |
Victoria | 351,890 | 538 | 153 | 0.4 | 92 |
Hamilton | 712,572 | 1,088 | 153 | -1.8 | 74 |
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 518,203 | 761 | 147 | 1.7 | 74 |
Kingston | 158,670 | 232 | 146 | 3.3 | 66 |
Trois-Rivières | 148,860 | 211 | 142 | -2.1 | 80 |
Gatineau 7 | 301,403 | 419 | 139 | -2.0 | 74 |
Québec | 746,417 | 1,005 | 135 | -2.4 | 61 |
Sherbrooke | 185,084 | 248 | 134 | 2.4 | 71 |
Saguenay | 145,298 | 179 | 123 | 0.4 | 77 |
Moncton | 134,299 | 158 | 118 | 4.0 | 76 |
Kelowna | 178,801 | 191 | 107 | -0.1 | 121 |
Populations are based on July 1st preliminary postcensal populations for 2009 (based on the 2006 Census),
Demography Division, Statistics Canada. Populations are adjusted to follow
policing boundaries. Census metropolitan area populations for 2010 are
not yet available.
Represents actual police officer strength as
of May 15th, 2010.
Based on the number of police officers in 2010 and
census metropolitan area populations for 2009. Census metropolitan area
populations for 2010 are not yet available.
Police officer counts include officers deployed
to contract positions (e.g. airport, port, United Nations Mission).
The South Coast British Columbia Transportation
Authority and the British Columbia Lower Mainland Integrated Teams are included
in this report, resulting in a higher rate of police officer strength than
in past years.
Represents the Ontario portion of the Ottawa-Gatineau
census metropolitan area.
Represents the Quebec portion of the Ottawa-Gatineau
census metropolitan area.
Note(s):
A census metropolitan area consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities
situated around a central core. A census metropolitan area must have a total
population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more
live in the central core. To be included in the census metropolitan area,
other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with
the central core, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data.
A census metropolitan area typically comprises more than one police service.
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.
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