Table 1 
Municipal police services serving a population of 100,000 or more, 2015 

Municipal police services serving a population of 100,000 or more, 2015
  Population1 Police officers2 Police officers2 Police officers2 Hirings4 Departures4 Net gain or loss: hirings and departures4 Police officers eligible to retire4
  numbernumber rate per 100,000 population3 annual % change in number numbernumbernumber %
Municipal police services5                
Toronto, Ont. 2,808,503 5,425 193 0.4 136 202 -66 7.4
Montréal, Que. 1,988,243 4,638 233 -0.9 203 215 -12 17.9
Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton), Ont. 1,351,347 1,951 144 -0.3 89 58 31 4.6
Calgary, Alta. 1,265,531 2,147 170 -0.7 105 69 36 0.0
York Region (Markham/Vaughan), Ont. 1,121,346 1,535 137 0.1 55 20 35 4.0
Ottawa, Ont. 947,031 1,272 134 -3.4 28 34 -6 3.4
Edmonton, Alta. 928,182 1,665 179 -2.5 110 84 26 8.4
Winnipeg, Man. 709,253 1,422 200 -5.0 8 41 -33 23.9
Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax), Ont. 653,567 866 133 -1.0 15 26 -11 3.6
Vancouver, B.C. 649,189 1,280 197 -2.9 28 32 -4 7.2
Québec, Que. 574,298 714 124 -2.7 0 23 -23 1.7
Hamilton, Ont. 551,751 834 151 -0.2 67 51 16 20.6
Halton Region (Oakville/Burlington), Ont. 551,027 672 122 -1.3 28 16 12 3.9
Waterloo Region (Kitchener), Ont. 538,302 767 142 -0.4 23 21 2 2.6
Surrey, B.C. 498,720 641 129 9.4 61 8 53 6.6
Niagara Region (St. Catharines), Ont. 446,192 709 159 0.0 19 20 -1 8.5
Laval, Que.6 420,870 567 135 -4.6 .. .. .. ..
Longueuil, Que. 416,522 566 136 -0.4 2 20 -18 4.9
London, Ont. 388,615 592 152 -1.6 7 15 -8 4.4
Gatineau, Que. 276,338 396 143 -0.7 19 16 3 2.0
Saskatoon, Sask. 254,569 449 176 -2.9 14 14 0 9.4
Burnaby, B.C. 239,059 281 118 3.5 19 3 16 8.2
Halifax, N.S. 231,915 505 218 -1.8 20 16 4 1.8
Windsor, Ont. 218,270 436 200 -2.3 11 16 -5 0.0
Regina, Sask. 216,555 387 179 -0.4 14 13 1 2.1
St. John's, N.L. 204,427 326 159 -0.5 12 13 -1 33.4
Richmond, B.C.7 203,178 197 97 -11.6 11 2 9 8.6
Richelieu Saint-Laurent, Que. 201,182 210 104 -1.4 0 4 -4 0.0
Greater Sudbury, Ont. 165,175 256 155 -2.7 13 10 3 3.9
Sherbrooke, Que. 162,638 204 125 -1.8 3 3 0 2.9
Saguenay, Que. 148,123 178 120 0.0 7 11 -4 2.2
Barrie, Ont. 146,250 238 163 -2.0 1 2 -1 5.5
Lévis, Que. 142,887 149 104 2.2 6 3 3 8.7
Abbotsford, B.C. 140,645 212 151 -1.0 2 4 -2 0.9
Terrebonne, Que. 137,192 151 110 -0.9 4 4 0 2.6
Coquitlam, B.C. 135,002 144 107 -5.1 6 4 2 14.6
Trois-Rivières, Que. 134,846 160 119 0.0 4 4 0 0.0
Kingston, Ont. 129,653 192 148 -2.7 6 7 -1 3.1
Guelph, Ont. 129,079 191 148 -0.7 8 7 1 9.9
Kelowna, B.C. 124,951 169 135 -4.0 3 3 0 11.2
Thunder Bay, Ont. 116,785 223 191 0.2 7 6 1 3.6
Codiac Region (Moncton), N.B. 116,029 149 128 -5.8 0 11 -11 22.8
Saanich, B.C. 113,624 156 137 -0.2 6 7 -1 3.8
Langley Township, B.C. 111,376 129 116 1.1 2 4 -2 10.1
Delta, B.C. 107,151 175 163 -0.8 10 8 2 0.0
Chatham-Kent, Ont. 105,260 161 153 -2.1 5 3 2 7.5
Roussillon Region, Que. 103,991 113 109 -1.6 0 3 -3 6.2
Red Deer, Alta. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) 101,895 149 146 1.6 7 7 0 8.1
Victoria, B.C. 101,190 243 240 -0.4 9 6 3 21.0
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not available for a specific reference period
Source(s):
Police Administration Survey (3301).
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