Table 9-10
Police personnel in municipal police services — British Columbia, 2010

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British Columbia, 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
Male Female Total
  number rate number rate
Population 100,000 and over  
Abbotsford 134,991 182 38 220 163 79 210 156 106.5 28.9
Delta 106,394 134 36 170 160 68 165 155 77.1 24.5
Saanich 114,825 122 29 151 132 45 151 132 57.6 29.2
Vancouver 640,963 1,110 317 1,427 223 377 1,327 207 119.8 27.7
Victoria 102,455 183 58 241 235 94 241 235 157.5 19.4
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Burnaby 4 223,410 209 78 287 128 3 280 125 121.2 18.8
Coquitlam 125,359 108 33 141 112 1 140 112 80.3 21.8
Kelowna 118,049 111 37 148 125 1 155 131 143.8 33.0
Langley Township 102,898 85 39 124 121 1 127 123 108.1 18.8
Richmond 191,376 171 53 224 117 2 237 124 84.1 20.8
Surrey 5 432,527 474 124 598 138 7 623 141 139.8 20.5
Population 50,000 to 99,999  
New Westminster 64,421 88 20 108 168 45 108 168 127.3 23.8
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Chilliwack 4 77,883 69 31 100 128 1 106 136 138.0 18.5
Kamloops 86,451 98 25 123 142 1 123 142 114.8 31.5
Maple Ridge 75,257 67 23 90 120 0 86 114 114.5 21.3
Nanaimo 88,731 110 26 136 153 1 124 140 129.3 37.5
North Vancouver District 89,976 61 28 89 99 0 91 101 53.8 19.8
Port Coquitlam 57,528 47 13 60 104 0 63 110 73.2 22.0
Prince George 74,119 108 28 136 183 1 127 171 166.0 29.5
Population 15,000 to 49,999  
Central Saanich 16,563 23 4 27 163 4 23 139 50.5 28.6
Oak Bay 18,921 24 2 26 137 2 23 122 45.0 25.9
Port Moody 4 30,000 39 7 46 153 18 50 167 54.2 32.6
West Vancouver 48,802 62 17 79 162 26 81 166 63.3 32.7
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Campbell River 31,153 30 12 42 135 0 43 138 111.2 38.4
Colwood 4 15,474 7 5 12 78 0 15 97 56.0 26.8
Courtenay 23,398 22 3 25 107 9 28 120 129.2 42.7
Cranbrook 19,651 16 8 24 122 0 26 132 95.9 32.3
Fort St. John 18,982 29 7 36 190 0 32 169 188.2 27.0
Langford 4 23,898 15 10 25 105 0 27 113 107.2 34.0
Langley 25,965 33 16 49 189 0 52 200 169.4 17.6
Mission 37,390 40 13 53 142 1 48 128 129.1 23.9
North Cowichan 29,121 24 8 32 110 0 30 103 85.4 32.6
North Vancouver 49,709 34 24 58 117 0 64 129 100.7 24.1
Penticton 33,375 41 3 44 132 0 45 135 139.6 43.3
Pitt Meadows 17,066 16 5 21 123 0 21 123 83.7 19.8
Port Alberni 18,298 25 7 32 175 0 34 186 148.7 50.0
Salmon Arm 17,043 18 2 20 117 0 19 111 112.5 19.2
Squamish 17,219 15 9 24 139 0 24 139 100.8 22.8
Vernon 38,345 52 9 61 159 0 61 159 143.2 31.0
West Kelowna 31,696 15 5 20 63 0 21 66 74.5 26.1
White Rock 20,682 15 9 24 116 0 23 111 62.5 26.1
Population 5,000 to 14,999  
Nelson 9,796 16 1 17 174 8 17 174 103.8 40.4
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Castlegar 7,700 10 3 13 169 0 13 169 109.6 21.2
Coldstream District Municipal 9,987 5 2 7 70 0 7 70 51.0 22.0
Comox 12,882 7 5 12 93 4 12 93 49.1 46.5
Dawson Creek 11,895 17 4 21 177 0 23 193 130.1 34.2
Duncan 5,359 8 1 9 168 0 8 149 114.9 41.8
Hope 6,734 12 1 13 193 0 13 193 153.8 29.0
Kent 5,541 3 2 5 90 0 5 90 49.0 20.9
Kimberley 6,628 8 2 10 151 0 9 136 61.8 24.5
Kitimat 9,317 11 4 15 161 0 15 161 97.0 30.0
Ladysmith 7,980 6 2 8 100 2 7 88 92.9 21.0
Lake Country 10,516 8 3 11 105 0 11 105 91.1 31.3
Merritt 7,547 9 4 13 172 0 15 199 215.1 39.0
North Saanich 11,461 4 6 10 87 0 13 113 43.1 29.1
Parksville 11,861 13 2 15 126 2 15 126 120.2 29.7
Powell River 13,512 16 3 19 141 0 18 133 78.8 29.5
Prince Rupert 13,005 27 4 31 238 0 36 277 203.8 41.4
Qualicum Beach 9,174 3 3 6 65 2 7 76 67.9 16.7
Quesnel 9,788 19 2 21 215 0 21 215 262.7 37.6
Revelstoke 7,679 11 1 12 156 0 11 143 89.2 23.3
Sechelt 9,099 6 5 11 121 0 11 121 81.0 42.8
Sidney 11,954 12 3 15 125 0 14 117 71.5 40.3
Smithers 5,345 7 2 9 168 0 9 168 194.6 37.6
Sooke 10,221 6 3 9 88 0 11 108 98.5 27.7
Summerland 11,251 8 3 11 98 0 9 80 51.9 13.4
Terrace 11,794 23 2 25 212 0 25 212 157.3 39.4
Trail 7,523 10 5 15 199 0 14 186 110.3 34.1
View Royal 9,286 7 1 8 86 0 8 86 93.5 30.9
Whistler 10,597 17 4 21 198 0 23 217 157.7 22.0
Williams Lake 11,209 24 3 27 241 0 24 214 230.0 44.9
Population less than 5,000 6  
Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police 2,938 3 3 6 204 3 9 306 160.9 48.9
Other 7  
Lower Mainland Integrated Teams, Royal Canadian Mounted Police 143 39 182 21 215
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority 142 16 158 57 170
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.
4.
The authorized strength figures shown in this report may not match the authorized strength figures reported by the British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General based on differences in the time frame reported, definitions of terms, and categories of included personnel.
5.
Included in this total are the 54 positions Surrey Royal Canadian Mounted Police authorizes for the Lower Mainland Integrated Teams.
6.
All municipalities under 5,000 and unincorporated areas are policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provincial force. The police force listed in the publication in this category is a First Nations Administered Police Service.
7.
The police forces listed in the publication in this category provide policing services within Vancouver and surrounding municipalities. Because these forces operate in collaboration with, and within the jurisdictions of, other police forces, neither the police-reported crime statistics nor the populations associated with these areas are included in this table.
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). Note 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.