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 | |||||
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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. |
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