Chart 2
Female officers as a percentage of total police officers, by rank, Canada, 1987 to 2017
Note(s):
Non-commissioned officers include personnel between the rank of constable and lieutenant, such as staff-sergeants, sergeants, detective-sergeants, corporals and all equivalent ranks. Senior officers includes personnel who have obtained senior officer status, normally at the rank of lieutenant or higher, such as chiefs, deputy chiefs, staff superintendents, superintendents, staff inspectors, inspectors, lieutenants, and other equivalent ranks. Additional data are available on CANSIM (Table 254-0005).
Source(s):
Police Administration Survey (3301).
Chart description
This is a line chart.
| Senior officers | Non-commissioned officers | Constables | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 5.1 |
| 1989 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 5.8 |
| 1990 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
| 1991 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 7.0 |
| 1992 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 10.8 | 8.0 |
| 1994 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 12.0 | 9.1 |
| 1995 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 12.8 | 9.8 |
| 1996 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 13.5 | 10.4 |
| 1997 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 14.3 | 11.1 |
| 1998 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 15.5 | 12.2 |
| 1999 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 16.2 | 12.9 |
| 2000 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 17.0 | 13.7 |
| 2001 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 17.8 | 14.5 |
| 2002 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 18.6 | 15.3 |
| 2003 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 19.1 | 15.7 |
| 2004 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 19.8 | 16.5 |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 17.3 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 21.1 | 17.9 |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 12.0 | 21.5 | 18.5 |
| 2008 | 7.7 | 13.3 | 21.2 | 18.7 |
| 2009 | 8.3 | 14.4 | 21.4 | 19.1 |
| 2010 | 8.7 | 15.1 | 21.4 | 19.2 |
| 2011 | 9.5 | 15.8 | 21.6 | 19.6 |
| 2012 | 9.9 | 16.4 | 21.8 | 19.9 |
| 2013 | 10.4 | 17.1 | 21.9 | 20.2 |
| 2014 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 22.2 | 20.6 |
| 2015 | 12.4 | 18.0 | 22.3 | 20.8 |
| 2016 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 22.6 | 21.1 |
| 2017 | 14.7 | 19.0 | 22.6 | 21.4 |
Note(s):
Non-commissioned officers include personnel between the rank of constable and lieutenant, such as staff-sergeants, sergeants, detective-sergeants, corporals and all equivalent ranks. Senior officers includes personnel who have obtained senior officer status, normally at the rank of lieutenant or higher, such as chiefs, deputy chiefs, staff superintendents, superintendents, staff inspectors, inspectors, lieutenants, and other equivalent ranks. Additional data are available on CANSIM (Table 254-0005).
Source(s):
Police Administration Survey (3301).
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