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Table 7.6
Women as a percentage of police officers, by level, 1986 to 1998

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Year Senior officers1 Non-commissionedofficers2 Constables Total
Number Percent of
all officers		 Number Percent of
all officers		 Number Percent of
all officers		 Number Percent of
all officers
1986 6 0.2 64 0.5 1,924 5.4 1,994 3.9
1987 5 0.2 82 0.6 2,218 6.1 2,305 4.4
1988 4 0.2 110 0.8 2,594 7.0 2,708 5.1
1989 8 0.3 156 1.1 2,979 7.9 3,143 5.8
1990 10 0.4 177 1.3 3,386 8.6 3,573 6.4
1991 11 0.4 196 1.4 3,757 9.5 3,964 7.0
1992 20 0.7 233 1.6 4,033 10.2 4,286 7.5
1993 33 1.2 265 1.8 4,263 10.8 4,561 8.0
1994 33 1.3 312 2.2 4,711 12.0 5,056 9.1
1995 38 1.6 379 2.7 4,961 12.8 5,378 9.8
1996 39 1.7 408 3.0 5,187 13.5 5,634 10.4
1997 47 2.1 458 3.4 5,586 14.3 6,091 11.1
1998 48 2.2 510 3.9 6,128 15.5 6,686 12.2
1999 60 2.8 633 4.7 6,459 16.2 7,152 12.9
2000 67 3.1 740 5.5 6,843 17.0 7,650 13.7
2001 77 3.5 858 6.3 7,338 17.8 8,273 14.5
2002 94 4.0 978 7.1 7,846 18.6 8,918 15.3
2003 113 4.7 1,110 7.7 8,129 19.1 9,352 15.7
2004 129 5.2 1,300 8.9 8,468 19.8 9,897 16.5
1. Senior officers include officers who have achieved the rank of lieutenant or higher.
2. Non-commissioned officers include personnel between the rank of constable and lieutenant, such as sergeant and corporal.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.
Date Modified: 2009-10-02

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