Table 12-10
Police personnel in municipal police services — British Columbia, 2012
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Police service | 2011 Population 1 | 2012 Actual strength 2 | 2012 Authorized strength 3 | 2011 crime | Net gain or loss: 2011 hirings and departures | 2011 Police officers eligible to retire 8 | ||||||
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Police officers | Police officers per 100,000 population 4 | Other personnel 5 | Total police | Police officers per 100,000 population 4 | Crime Severity Index 6 | Weighted clearance rate 7 | ||||||
Male | Female | Total | ||||||||||
number | rate | number | rate | number | percent | |||||||
Population 100,000 and over | ||||||||||||
Abbotsford | 139,362 | 179 | 38 | 217 | 156 | 76 | 216 | 155 | 78.6 | 29.6 | 7 | 2.8 |
Delta | 110,828 | 129 | 36 | 165 | 149 | 69 | 170 | 153 | 78.6 | 29.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
Saanich | 118,064 | 119 | 34 | 153 | 130 | 51 | 154 | 130 | 44.5 | 33.7 | -1 | 3.3 |
Vancouver | 669,867 | 1,048 | 304 | 1,352 | 202 | 430 | 1,327 | 198 | 103.4 | 30.1 | -34 | 5.0 |
Victoria | 106,206 | 187 | 56 | 243 | 229 | 96 | 243 | 229 | 124.1 | 34.6 | 0 | 4.9 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | ||||||||||||
Burnaby | 233,291 | 224 | 75 | 299 | 128 | 3 | 278 | 119 | 93.3 | 25.2 | 11 | 7.0 |
Coquitlam | 130,336 | 111 | 38 | 149 | 114 | 2 | 144 | 110 | 66.7 | 20.1 | 11 | 12.8 |
Kelowna | 121,070 | 116 | 38 | 154 | 127 | 1 | 157 | 130 | 113.0 | 33.9 | 3 | 13.6 |
Langley Township | 107,061 | 93 | 34 | 127 | 119 | 1 | 127 | 119 | 98.1 | 17.5 | -2 | 5.5 |
Richmond | 199,629 | 179 | 49 | 228 | 114 | 1 | 227 | 114 | 77.3 | 21.4 | 1 | 7.9 |
Surrey | 450,191 | 493 | 122 | 615 | 137 | 11 | 641 | 142 | 129.9 | 20.2 | 16 | 7.3 |
Population 50,000 to 99,999 | ||||||||||||
New Westminster | 67,231 | 89 | 21 | 110 | 164 | 44 | 108 | 161 | 102.1 | 26.3 | 7 | 3.6 |
West Vancouver | 51,156 | 71 | 15 | 86 | 168 | 22 | 81 | 158 | 40.1 | 36.6 | 1 | 4.7 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | ||||||||||||
Chilliwack | 80,380 | 72 | 36 | 108 | 134 | 2 | 103 | 128 | 112.6 | 21.5 | 4 | 16.7 |
Kamloops | 86,043 | 96 | 31 | 127 | 148 | 2 | 122 | 142 | 111.6 | 31.3 | -2 | 12.6 |
Maple Ridge | 78,098 | 66 | 21 | 87 | 111 | 0 | 86 | 110 | 85.4 | 24.6 | 3 | 2.3 |
Nanaimo | 86,429 | 117 | 28 | 145 | 168 | 1 | 139 | 161 | 108.9 | 39.2 | -8 | 13.1 |
North Vancouver City | 51,858 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 110 | 0 | 64 | 123 | 78.2 | 33.6 | 2 | 10.5 |
North Vancouver District | 93,646 | 60 | 20 | 80 | 85 | 0 | 88 | 94 | 42.0 | 22.6 | 3 | 12.5 |
Port Coquitlam | 59,658 | 49 | 12 | 61 | 102 | 0 | 63 | 106 | 66.7 | 19.8 | 4 | 9.8 |
Prince George | 72,321 | 93 | 31 | 124 | 171 | 0 | 127 | 176 | 159.5 | 32.5 | -1 | 6.5 |
Population 15,000 to 49,999 | ||||||||||||
Central Saanich | 16,967 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 147 | 6 | 23 | 136 | 32.9 | 38.2 | 1 | 28.0 |
Oak Bay | 19,446 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 134 | 3 | 26 | 134 | 42.4 | 23.1 | -1 | 26.9 |
Port Moody | 31,140 | 45 | 8 | 53 | 170 | 20 | 50 | 161 | 47.7 | 34.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | ||||||||||||
Campbell River | 31,035 | 31 | 12 | 43 | 139 | 0 | 43 | 139 | 108.9 | 45.2 | 0 | 14.0 |
Colwood | 15,806 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 95 | 2 | 15 | 95 | 41.7 | 36.9 | 0 | 6.7 |
Courtenay | 23,523 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 128 | 8 | 30 | 128 | 108.8 | 42.5 | -1 | 10.0 |
Cranbrook | 19,495 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 118 | 0 | 26 | 133 | 101.1 | 34.1 | -1 | 17.4 |
Fort St. John | 18,714 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 182 | 0 | 34 | 182 | 163.6 | 36.4 | 2 | 5.9 |
Langford | 24,271 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 119 | 1 | 26 | 107 | 84.7 | 45.2 | -2 | 13.8 |
Langley | 27,118 | 38 | 17 | 55 | 203 | 1 | 52 | 192 | 170.5 | 15.5 | 1 | 14.5 |
Mission | 38,504 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 117 | 1 | 49 | 127 | 121.7 | 21.7 | -1 | 4.4 |
North Cowichan | 29,528 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 95 | 0 | 31 | 105 | 78.4 | 32.2 | -1 | 7.1 |
Penticton | 32,716 | 42 | 4 | 46 | 141 | 0 | 45 | 138 | 132.7 | 43.6 | -1 | 8.7 |
Pitt Meadows | 17,762 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 124 | 0 | 22 | 124 | 65.1 | 21.8 | 0 | 9.1 |
Port Alberni | 18,584 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 161 | 0 | 34 | 183 | 141.1 | 45.2 | -2 | 10.0 |
Salmon Arm | 17,062 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 105 | 0 | 19 | 111 | 104.5 | 20.0 | -1 | 5.6 |
Squamish | 17,860 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 146 | 0 | 24 | 134 | 106.5 | 25.9 | 4 | 3.8 |
Vernon | 37,984 | 49 | 8 | 57 | 150 | 0 | 61 | 161 | 121.4 | 33.5 | -1 | 12.3 |
West Kelowna | 30,413 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 0 | 22 | 72 | 55.2 | 26.4 | 0 | 5.3 |
White Rock | 21,808 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 92 | 0 | 23 | 105 | 63.6 | 18.1 | 0 | 5.0 |
Population 5,000 to 14,999 | ||||||||||||
Nelson | 9,732 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 175 | 7 | 17 | 175 | 98.2 | 43.2 | -1 | 0.0 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | ||||||||||||
Castlegar | 7,685 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 195 | 0 | 13 | 169 | 96.1 | 39.1 | 1 | 6.7 |
Coldstream District Municipal | 9,826 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 39.6 | 20.7 | 0 | 14.3 |
Comox | 13,016 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 4 | 11 | 85 | 40.2 | 25.1 | 0 | 20.0 |
Dawson Creek | 11,769 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 178 | 0 | 24 | 204 | 136.8 | 43.3 | 2 | 0.0 |
Hope | 7,009 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 200 | 0 | 13 | 185 | 176.4 | 31.5 | 1 | 7.1 |
Kent | 5,754 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 106.8 | 41.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Kimberley | 6,604 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 136 | 0 | 8 | 121 | 68.2 | 23.6 | -1 | 0.0 |
Kitimat | 9,098 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 165 | 0 | 15 | 165 | 94.3 | 42.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Ladysmith | 8,111 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 81.0 | 26.9 | 0 | 14.3 |
Lake Country | 10,739 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 102 | 0 | 12 | 112 | 69.3 | 35.3 | 0 | 36.4 |
Merritt | 7,530 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 212 | 0 | 15 | 199 | 166.1 | 35.8 | 1 | 6.3 |
North Saanich | 11,805 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 13 | 110 | 34.7 | 33.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
Parksville | 12,207 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 123 | 2 | 16 | 131 | 67.6 | 30.2 | 0 | 13.3 |
Powell River | 13,485 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 133 | 0 | 18 | 133 | 73.8 | 37.2 | 0 | 11.1 |
Prince Rupert | 12,852 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 226 | 0 | 36 | 280 | 181.9 | 46.3 | 3 | 3.4 |
Qualicum Beach | 9,498 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 84 | 2 | 8 | 84 | 31.1 | 22.0 | -1 | 0.0 |
Quesnel | 9,538 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 241 | 0 | 21 | 220 | 181.9 | 45.7 | 2 | 4.3 |
Revelstoke | 7,610 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 131 | 0 | 12 | 158 | 87.9 | 22.0 | -1 | 0.0 |
Police service | 2011 Population 1 | 2012 Actual strength 2 | 2012 Authorized strength 3 | 2011 crime | Net gain or loss: 2011 hirings and departures | 2011 Police officers eligible to retire 8 | ||||||
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Police officers | Police officers per 100,000 population 4 | Other personnel 5 | Total police | Police officers per 100,000 population 4 | Crime Severity Index 6 | Weighted clearance rate 7 | ||||||
Male | Female | Total | ||||||||||
number | rate | number | rate | number | percent | |||||||
Sechelt | 9,254 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 130 | 0 | 11 | 119 | 75.6 | 36.4 | 1 | 8.3 |
Sidney | 12,291 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 114 | 0 | 14 | 114 | 57.0 | 36.4 | -2 | 14.3 |
Smithers | 5,154 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 136 | 0 | 9 | 175 | 149.9 | 37.4 | 1 | 14.3 |
Sooke | 10,456 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 115 | 0 | 11 | 105 | 71.7 | 34.4 | 0 | 8.3 |
Summerland | 11,001 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 9 | 82 | 43.6 | 21.2 | -1 | 11.1 |
Terrace | 11,501 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 200 | 0 | 25 | 217 | 165.9 | 45.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Trail | 7,554 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 146 | 0 | 14 | 185 | 126.5 | 47.2 | 0 | 9.1 |
View Royal | 9,520 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 95 | 1 | 8 | 84 | 51.2 | 33.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Whistler | 10,917 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 174 | 0 | 23 | 211 | 142.1 | 23.3 | 0 | 5.3 |
Williams Lake | 10,864 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 221 | 0 | 24 | 221 | 198.2 | 44.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
Population less than 5,000 9 | ||||||||||||
Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police | 3,019 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 166 | 6 | 9 | 298 | 111.4 | 40.1 | -1 | 0.0 |
Other 10 | ||||||||||||
Lower Mainland Integrated Teams, Royal Canadian Mounted Police | … | 153 | 34 | 187 | … | 29 | 215 | … | … | … | -1 | 5.9 |
South Coast BC Transportation Authority | … | 144 | 21 | 165 | … | 65 | 167 | … | … | … | 0 | 3.0 |
Populations are based on preliminary postcensal
estimates for 2011, Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Populations
are adjusted to follow policing boundaries. Populations for 2012 are
not yet available.
Represents the actual number of permanent,
fully-sworn police officers of all ranks (or their full-time equivalents)
as of May 15, 2012.
Represents the number of fully-sworn police
officer positions that the police department was allowed to fill during the
calendar or fiscal year, whether or not that number of officers was hired.
Based on the number of police officers in 2012 and
populations for 2011. Populations are adjusted to follow policing boundaries.
Populations for 2012 are not yet available.
Counts include civilian and other personnel
(e.g., clerical, dispatch, management, cadets, special constables, security
officers, school crossing guards, by-law enforcement officers) on the police
department’s payroll as of May 15.
The police-reported Crime Severity Index (CSI)
takes into account both the volume and the seriousness of crime. In the calculation
of the CSI, each offence is assigned a weight, derived from average sentences
handed down by criminal courts. The more serious the average sentence, the
higher the weight for that offence. As a result, more serious offences have
a greater impact on changes in the index. All Criminal Code offences, including
traffic offences and other federal statute offences, are included in the CSI.
The CSI is not available for police services or detachments with populations
less than 1,000. Data for police services or detachments with populations
less than 5,000 should be used with caution.
Criminal incidents can either be cleared by
charge or cleared otherwise (for example, through diversionary programs and
other extrajudicial means in instances where a charge could otherwise be laid).
The weighted clearance rate is based on the same principle used to create
the police-reported Crime Severity 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. The weighted
clearance rate is not available for police services or detachments with populations
less than 1,000. Data for police services or detachments with populations
less than 5,000 should be used with caution.
The percent of officers eligible to retire
is calculated using counts of officers who were eligible to retire in 2011 (or
the 2011/2012 fiscal year), along with the number of fully sworn
officers employed on May 15, 2012.
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.
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: Municipal
employees working within detachments of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
are not included in the category “other personnel”.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform
Crime Reporting Survey, Police Administration Survey and Supplemental.
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