Table 9-2
Police personnel in municipal police services — Prince Edward Island, 2010

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Prince Edward Island, 2010
  2009  population 1 2010 actual strength 2010 authorized strength 2009 crime
Police officers Police officers per 100,000  population Other personnel Total police Police officers per 100,000  population Crime Severity Index 2 Weighted clearance rate 3
Male Female Total
  number rate number rate
Population 15,000 to 49,999  
Charlottetown 34,545 53 6 59 171 26 60 174 97.5 31.3
Population 5,000 to 14,999  
Summerside 14,587 23 2 25 171 9 24 165 121.1 38.6
Stratford, Royal Canadian Mounted Police 7,617 5 1 6 79 0 6 79 33.9 31.7
Population less than 5,000  
Borden-Carleton 791 2 1 3 379 1 3 379
Kensington 1,505 3 1 4 266 4 4 266 86.8 37.5
Montague, Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1,775 2 1 3 169 0 3 169 167.7 50.5
1.
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. Populations for 2010 are not yet available.
2.
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.
3.
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):
Use caution in comparing forces: The number of officers may not reflect the number available for general community policing because some officers in certain communities are restricted to specific locations (e.g. ports, airports). For the Royal Canadian Mounted Police municipal contracts: Civilian employees provided by the municipality are not included under "Other personnel".
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey and Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.