Table 1
Trends in police personnel, Canada, 1962 to 2018
Police officers1—Total | Police officers1—Officers per 100,000 population | Police officers1—Percentage change in rate4 | Civilian personnel2 3—Total | Civilian personnel2 3—Per 100,000 population | Civilian personnel2 3—Percentage change in rate4 | Total personnel | Police officers as a proportion of total personnel | Civilian personnel as a proportion of total personnel | Police to civilians | |
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number | rate5 | percent | number | rate5 | percent | number | percent | percent | ratio | |
1962 | 26,129 | 140.6 | ... | 5,699 | 30.7 | ... | 31,828 | 82.1 | 17.9 | 4.6 |
1963 | 27,333 | 144.4 | 2.7 | 5,935 | 31.4 | 2.3 | 33,268 | 82.2 | 17.8 | 4.6 |
1964 | 28,823 | 149.4 | 3.5 | 6,655 | 34.5 | 9.9 | 35,478 | 81.2 | 18.8 | 4.3 |
1965 | 30,146 | 153.5 | 2.7 | 7,133 | 36.3 | 5.2 | 37,279 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 4.2 |
1966 | 32,086 | 160.3 | 4.4 | 7,583 | 37.9 | 4.4 | 39,669 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 4.2 |
1967 | 33,792 | 165.8 | 3.4 | 8,018 | 39.3 | 3.7 | 41,810 | 80.8 | 19.2 | 4.2 |
1968 | 34,887 | 168.5 | 1.6 | 8,351 | 40.3 | 2.5 | 43,238 | 80.7 | 19.3 | 4.2 |
1969 | 36,342 | 173.0 | 2.7 | 8,963 | 42.7 | 6.0 | 45,305 | 80.2 | 19.8 | 4.1 |
1970 | 37,949 | 178.2 | 3.0 | 9,936 | 46.7 | 9.4 | 47,885 | 79.3 | 20.7 | 3.8 |
1971 | 40,148 | 182.8 | 2.6 | 10,597 | 48.3 | 3.4 | 50,745 | 79.1 | 20.9 | 3.8 |
1972 | 41,214 | 185.5 | 1.5 | 11,762 | 52.9 | 9.5 | 52,976 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 3.5 |
1973 | 43,142 | 191.8 | 3.4 | 12,297 | 54.7 | 3.4 | 55,439 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 3.5 |
1974 | 45,276 | 198.5 | 3.5 | 12,085 | 53.0 | -3.1 | 57,361 | 78.9 | 21.1 | 3.7 |
1975 | 47,713 | 206.2 | 3.9 | 13,794 | 59.6 | 12.5 | 61,507 | 77.6 | 22.4 | 3.5 |
1976 | 48,213 | 205.6 | -0.3 | 14,377 | 61.3 | 2.9 | 62,590 | 77.0 | 23.0 | 3.4 |
1977 | 48,764 | 205.5 | 0.0 | 15,231 | 64.2 | 4.7 | 63,995 | 76.2 | 23.8 | 3.2 |
1978 | 48,705 | 203.2 | -1.1 | 15,749 | 65.7 | 2.3 | 64,454 | 75.6 | 24.4 | 3.1 |
1979 | 48,990 | 202.4 | -0.4 | 15,001 | 62.0 | -5.6 | 63,991 | 76.6 | 23.4 | 3.3 |
1980 | 49,841 | 203.3 | 0.4 | 16,410 | 66.9 | 7.9 | 66,251 | 75.2 | 24.8 | 3.0 |
1981 | 50,563 | 203.7 | 0.2 | 16,999 | 68.5 | 2.4 | 67,562 | 74.8 | 25.2 | 3.0 |
1982 | 50,539 | 201.2 | -1.2 | 17,738 | 70.6 | 3.1 | 68,277 | 74.0 | 26.0 | 2.8 |
1983 | 50,081 | 197.4 | -1.9 | 17,342 | 68.4 | -3.1 | 67,423 | 74.3 | 25.7 | 2.9 |
1984 | 50,010 | 195.3 | -1.1 | 17,503 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 67,513 | 74.1 | 25.9 | 2.9 |
1985 | 50,351 | 194.8 | -0.3 | 17,702 | 68.5 | 0.1 | 68,053 | 74.0 | 26.0 | 2.8 |
1986 | 51,425 | 197.0 | 1.1 | 18,273 | 70.0 | 2.2 | 69,698 | 73.8 | 26.2 | 2.8 |
1987 | 52,510 | 198.5 | 0.8 | 19,558 | 73.9 | 5.6 | 72,068 | 72.9 | 27.1 | 2.7 |
1988 | 53,312 | 199.0 | 0.2 | 19,407 | 72.4 | -2.1 | 72,719 | 73.3 | 26.7 | 2.7 |
1989 | 54,211 | 198.7 | -0.1 | 19,526 | 71.6 | -1.2 | 73,737 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 2.8 |
1990 | 56,034 | 202.3 | 1.8 | 19,259 | 69.5 | -2.8 | 75,293 | 74.4 | 25.6 | 2.9 |
1991 | 56,768 | 202.5 | 0.1 | 19,440 | 69.4 | -0.3 | 76,208 | 74.5 | 25.5 | 2.9 |
1992 | 56,992 | 200.9 | -0.8 | 20,059 | 70.7 | 2.0 | 77,051 | 74.0 | 26.0 | 2.8 |
1993 | 56,901 | 198.4 | -1.3 | 19,956 | 69.6 | -1.6 | 76,857 | 74.0 | 26.0 | 2.9 |
1994 | 55,859 | 192.6 | -2.9 | 19,492 | 67.2 | -3.4 | 75,351 | 74.1 | 25.9 | 2.9 |
1995 | 55,008 | 187.7 | -2.5 | 19,259 | 65.7 | -2.2 | 74,267 | 74.1 | 25.9 | 2.9 |
1996 | 54,323 | 183.5 | -2.3 | 19,603 | 66.2 | 0.7 | 73,926 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 2.8 |
1997 | 54,719 | 183.0 | -0.3 | 19,679 | 65.8 | -0.6 | 74,398 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 2.8 |
1998 | 54,763 | 181.6 | -0.7 | 19,383 | 64.3 | -2.3 | 74,146 | 73.9 | 26.1 | 2.8 |
1999 | 55,321 | 182.0 | 0.2 | 20,169 | 66.3 | 3.2 | 75,490 | 73.3 | 26.7 | 2.7 |
2000 | 55,954 | 182.3 | 0.2 | 19,917 | 64.9 | -2.2 | 75,871 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 2.8 |
2001 | 57,076 | 184.0 | 0.9 | 19,982 | 64.4 | -0.7 | 77,058 | 74.1 | 25.9 | 2.9 |
2002 | 58,422 | 186.3 | 1.3 | 20,732 | 66.1 | 2.6 | 79,154 | 73.8 | 26.2 | 2.8 |
2003 | 59,412 | 187.8 | 0.8 | 21,476 | 67.9 | 2.7 | 80,888 | 73.4 | 26.6 | 2.8 |
2004 | 59,800 | 187.2 | -0.3 | 22,212 | 69.5 | 2.5 | 82,012 | 72.9 | 27.1 | 2.7 |
2005 | 61,026 | 189.3 | 1.1 | 23,391 | 72.5 | 4.3 | 84,417 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 2.6 |
2006 | 62,461 | 191.8 | 1.3 | 23,911 | 73.4 | 1.2 | 86,372 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 2.6 |
2007 | 64,134 | 195.0 | 1.7 | 25,295 | 76.9 | 4.8 | 89,429 | 71.7 | 28.3 | 2.5 |
2008 | 65,283 | 196.4 | 0.7 | 25,630 | 77.1 | 0.2 | 90,913 | 71.8 | 28.2 | 2.5 |
2009 | 67,243 | 200.0 | 1.8 | 27,056 | 80.5 | 4.4 | 94,299 | 71.3 | 28.7 | 2.5 |
2010 | 69,068 | 203.1 | 1.6 | 27,357 | 80.4 | 0.0 | 96,425 | 71.6 | 28.4 | 2.5 |
2011r | 69,424 | 202.2 | -0.5 | 28,142 | 82.0 | 1.9 | 97,566 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 2.5 |
2012r | 69,505 | 200.2 | -1.0 | 28,202 | 81.2 | -0.9 | 97,707 | 71.1 | 28.9 | 2.5 |
2013r | 69,250 | 197.4 | -1.4 | 27,870 | 79.4 | -2.2 | 97,120 | 71.3 | 28.7 | 2.5 |
2014r | 68,806 | 194.2 | -1.6 | 28,425 | 80.2 | 1.0 | 97,231 | 70.8 | 29.2 | 2.4 |
2015r | 68,772 | 192.6 | -0.8 | 28,371 | 79.5 | -0.9 | 97,143 | 70.8 | 29.2 | 2.4 |
2016r | 68,859 | 190.7 | -1.0 | 28,436 | 78.7 | -0.9 | 97,295 | 70.8 | 29.2 | 2.4 |
2017r | 69,025 | 188.9 | -0.9 | 29,052 | 79.5 | 1.0 | 98,077 | 70.4 | 29.6 | 2.4 |
2018 | 68,562 | 185.0 | -2.1 | 31,050 | 83.8 | 5.4 | 99,612 | 68.8 | 31.2 | 2.2 |
r
revised
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not applicable
Note(s):
A new version of the Police Administration Survey was implemented in 2018. Data on police strength pertain to the snapshot date (May 15, 2018 for the most recent data). Additional data are available in table 35-10-0176.
Source(s):
Police Administration Survey (3301).
Table note 1
Represents the actual number of permanent, fully-sworn police officers of all ranks (or their full-time equivalents). This number also includes officers who are deployed to contract positions and who are not available for general policing duties in their community. Police officers on long-term leave who are not being paid from the police service's annual budget are excluded.
Table note 2
Counts include civilians on the police service's payroll employed in permanent positions such as clerks, dispatchers, managers, cadets, special constables, security officers, school crossing guards and by-law enforcement officers. The Police Administration Survey only collects data on civilian employees paid by the police service. Therefore, civilian employees of a police service paid by the municipality, such as in the case of Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachments and some police services, are not captured by the survey.
Table note 3
Special constables and recruits were included in the civilian counts prior to 2017. Starting in 2018, counts for special constables and recruits were collected in a separate question but added to the civilian counts for comparability purposes in this table.
Table note 4
Percent changes are based on unrounded rates.
Table note 5
Populations are based on July 1, 2018 estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
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