Table 1
Police officers, private investigators and security guards Canada 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006

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  2006 2001 1996 1991 Percentage change2 in the rate 2001 to 2006 Percentage change2 in the rate 1991 to 2006
number rate1 number rate1 number rate1 number rate1
Police officers 68,420 216 62,860 209 59,090 205 61,280 224 3 -4
Total private security 101,525 321 84,000 280 82,010 284 81,095 297 15 8
Security guards 91,325 289 73,535 245 69,780 242 72,880 267 18 8
Private investigators 10,200 32 10,465 35 12,230 42 8,215 30 -7 7
Note: Counts for police officers, private investigators and security guards are estimates from the 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 Census of Population and represent persons aged 15 years and over who were employed in the week prior to Census Day.
1. Rate calculated per 100,000 population.
2. Percentage change based on unrounded rates.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.