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  • 1. Police resources in Canada, 2018
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201900100015
    Description: This Juristat article examines trends in police resources for Canada, the provinces and territories, and select police services. The number of police officers per 100,000 population (rate of police strength) is presented for each of the national, provincial/territorial, and for select police services. Information on police rank, age group, hiring, departures, eligibility to retire, part-time positions, and long-term leave are provided, as well as the number of Indigenous peoples and visible minority self-identified at national, provincial/ territorial levels and/or for select police services. Additionally, detailed data on operating expenditures and capital expenditures on policing (a component of justice system spending) are presented for the national and provincial/territorial levels. Lastly, information on the number of civilians and special constables, their duties and functions in police services and information on current and emerging issues related to policing are presented at various levels.
    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 2. Police personnel and expenditures in Canada, 2018
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019060
    Description:

    This infographic is a visual representation using some of the data from the 2018 Police Administration Survey. Findings reported on the infographic include results at the national level on key indicators such as police strength, number of police officers, number of police services, financial cost-drivers for police services, and police personnel data.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 3. Police services expenditures, by detailed expenditures
    Table: 35-10-0059-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Salaries, wages, benefits (of police officers, civilian personnel, special constables, and recruits), non-salary operating expenditures (vehicle operating and maintenance, building operating and maintenance, training and professional development, information technology operations, police equipment, contracts for professional services) and capital expenditures (vehicle purchases, new building and capital projects, information technology operations, police equipment) of police services, 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 4. Police personnel and selected crime statistics
    Table: 35-10-0076-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 254-0002)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Data on police personnel (police officers by gender, civilian and other personnel), police-civilian ratio, police officers and authorized strength per 100,000 population, authorized police officer strength and selected crime statistics. Data is provided for Canada, provinces, territories and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) headquarters, training academy depot division and forensic labs, 1986 to 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 5. Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services
    Table: 35-10-0077-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 254-0004)
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Data on police personnel (police officers by gender, civilian and other personnel), police officers and authorized strength per 100,000 population, authorized police officer strength, population, net gain or loss from hirings and departures, police officers eligible to retire and selected crime statistics. Data is provided for municipal police services, 2000 to 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 6. Police personnel by detailed rank, duties and gender
    Table: 35-10-0078-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 254-0005)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Data on police officers (by detailed ranks and gender), civilian personnel and special constables (by detailed duties and gender), and recruits (by gender). Data is provided for Canada, provinces, territories and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) headquarters, training academy depot division and forensic labs, 1986 to 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 7. Police personnel by gender, municipal police services
    Table: 35-10-0079-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 254-0006)
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Data on police officers (by high level ranks and gender), total number of civilian personnel, special constables and recruits (each by gender). The proportion of total police, civilians, special constables and recruits from total personnel, and also the proportion of high level ranks from total number of police officers. Data is provided for municipal police services, 2000 to 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 8. The Canadian Police Performance Metrics Framework: Standardized indicators for police services in Canada
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201900100004
    Description:

    This Juristat article provides an overview of the Canadian Police Performance Metrics Framework. A performance metric is a measurable value that serves as an indicator of how effectively an organization is achieving its key objectives. In policing, a broad spectrum of responsibilities exist ranging from law enforcement, emergency response and crime prevention, to providing assistance to victims and collaborating with external agencies.The information presented in this article represents the results of a review of the literature on measuring police performance, an examination of how Canadian police services are currently using data in public performance reports, and the results of a consultation of Canadian police services on data availability and information needs. The article also includes preliminary results of a pilot project of the feasibility of collecting uniform calls for service data from Canadian police services.

    Release date: 2019-09-11
  • 9. Police-reported crime in Canada, 2018
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019051
    Description:

    Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index at the national and provincial, territorial levels are presented. Also included are the categories of crime which were reported in 2017.

    Release date: 2019-07-22
  • 10. Police-Reported Crime in Canada, 2017
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018022
    Description:

    Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index (CSI) at the national, provincial, territorial and Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) levels are presented. Also included are the categories of crime which were reported in 2017.

    Release date: 2018-07-23
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  • 1. Police services expenditures, by detailed expenditures
    Table: 35-10-0059-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Salaries, wages, benefits (of police officers, civilian personnel, special constables, and recruits), non-salary operating expenditures (vehicle operating and maintenance, building operating and maintenance, training and professional development, information technology operations, police equipment, contracts for professional services) and capital expenditures (vehicle purchases, new building and capital projects, information technology operations, police equipment) of police services, 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 2. Police personnel and selected crime statistics
    Table: 35-10-0076-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 254-0002)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Data on police personnel (police officers by gender, civilian and other personnel), police-civilian ratio, police officers and authorized strength per 100,000 population, authorized police officer strength and selected crime statistics. Data is provided for Canada, provinces, territories and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) headquarters, training academy depot division and forensic labs, 1986 to 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 3. Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services
    Table: 35-10-0077-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 254-0004)
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Data on police personnel (police officers by gender, civilian and other personnel), police officers and authorized strength per 100,000 population, authorized police officer strength, population, net gain or loss from hirings and departures, police officers eligible to retire and selected crime statistics. Data is provided for municipal police services, 2000 to 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 4. Police personnel by detailed rank, duties and gender
    Table: 35-10-0078-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 254-0005)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Data on police officers (by detailed ranks and gender), civilian personnel and special constables (by detailed duties and gender), and recruits (by gender). Data is provided for Canada, provinces, territories and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) headquarters, training academy depot division and forensic labs, 1986 to 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 5. Police personnel by gender, municipal police services
    Table: 35-10-0079-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 254-0006)
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Data on police officers (by high level ranks and gender), total number of civilian personnel, special constables and recruits (each by gender). The proportion of total police, civilians, special constables and recruits from total personnel, and also the proportion of high level ranks from total number of police officers. Data is provided for municipal police services, 2000 to 2018.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 6. Perception of job being done by local police in regard to enforcing the law, by sex, population aged 15 and over
    Table: 35-10-0158-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 116-0001)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Proportion of the population who believe their local police are doing a good job or an average or poor job at enforcing the law, by sex, population aged 15 and over.
    Release date: 2016-01-27
  • 7. Perception of job being done by local police in regard to responding quickly to calls, by sex, population aged 15 and over
    Table: 35-10-0159-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 116-0002)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Proportion of the population who believe their local police are doing a good job or an average or poor job at responding quickly to calls, by sex, population aged 15 and over.
    Release date: 2016-01-27
  • 8. Perception of job being done by local police in regard to being approachable and easy to talk to, by sex, population aged 15 and over
    Table: 35-10-0160-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 116-0003)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Proportion of the population who believe their local police are doing a good job or an average or poor job at being approachable and easy to talk to, by sex, population aged 15 and over.
    Release date: 2016-01-27
  • 9. Perception of job being done by local police in regard to supplying information to the public on ways to prevent crime, by sex, population aged 15 and over
    Table: 35-10-0161-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 116-0004)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Proportion of the population who believe their local police are doing a good job or an average or poor job at supplying information to the public on ways to prevent crime, by sex, population aged 15 and over.
    Release date: 2016-01-27
  • 10. Perception of job being done by local police in regard to ensuring neighbourhood safety, by sex, population aged 15 and over
    Table: 35-10-0162-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 116-0005)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Proportion of the population who believe their local police are doing a good job or an average or poor job at ensuring neighbourhood safety, by sex, population aged 15 and over.
    Release date: 2016-01-27
Analysis (21)

Analysis (21) (0 to 10 of 21 results)

  • 1. Police resources in Canada, 2018
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201900100015
    Description: This Juristat article examines trends in police resources for Canada, the provinces and territories, and select police services. The number of police officers per 100,000 population (rate of police strength) is presented for each of the national, provincial/territorial, and for select police services. Information on police rank, age group, hiring, departures, eligibility to retire, part-time positions, and long-term leave are provided, as well as the number of Indigenous peoples and visible minority self-identified at national, provincial/ territorial levels and/or for select police services. Additionally, detailed data on operating expenditures and capital expenditures on policing (a component of justice system spending) are presented for the national and provincial/territorial levels. Lastly, information on the number of civilians and special constables, their duties and functions in police services and information on current and emerging issues related to policing are presented at various levels.
    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 2. Police personnel and expenditures in Canada, 2018
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019060
    Description:

    This infographic is a visual representation using some of the data from the 2018 Police Administration Survey. Findings reported on the infographic include results at the national level on key indicators such as police strength, number of police officers, number of police services, financial cost-drivers for police services, and police personnel data.

    Release date: 2019-10-03
  • 3. The Canadian Police Performance Metrics Framework: Standardized indicators for police services in Canada
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201900100004
    Description:

    This Juristat article provides an overview of the Canadian Police Performance Metrics Framework. A performance metric is a measurable value that serves as an indicator of how effectively an organization is achieving its key objectives. In policing, a broad spectrum of responsibilities exist ranging from law enforcement, emergency response and crime prevention, to providing assistance to victims and collaborating with external agencies.The information presented in this article represents the results of a review of the literature on measuring police performance, an examination of how Canadian police services are currently using data in public performance reports, and the results of a consultation of Canadian police services on data availability and information needs. The article also includes preliminary results of a pilot project of the feasibility of collecting uniform calls for service data from Canadian police services.

    Release date: 2019-09-11
  • 4. Police-reported crime in Canada, 2018
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019051
    Description:

    Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index at the national and provincial, territorial levels are presented. Also included are the categories of crime which were reported in 2017.

    Release date: 2019-07-22
  • 5. Police-Reported Crime in Canada, 2017
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018022
    Description:

    Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index (CSI) at the national, provincial, territorial and Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) levels are presented. Also included are the categories of crime which were reported in 2017.

    Release date: 2018-07-23
  • 6. Unfounded criminal incidents: Statistics Canada’s path to new data collection
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018023
    Description:

    This infographic denotes the process taken by Statistics Canada in collaboration with data providers and other stakeholders to review and standardize the collection of data on unfounded incidents through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, and the release of data to the public.

    Release date: 2018-07-12
  • 7. Police resources in Canada, 2017
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201800154912
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines trends in police resources for Canada, the provinces and territories, and select police services. The number of police officers per 100,000 population (rate of police strength) is presented for each of the national, provincial/territorial, and for select police services. Additionally, other police personnel statistics, including gender, hirings, departures, and eligibility to retire of police officers, and data on expenditures on policing (a component of justice system spending) are presented for the national and provincial/territorial levels. Finally, selected personnel data are presented at the national level, including rank, age group, and years of service of police officers, as well as the number of civilians.

    Release date: 2018-03-28
  • 8. Police resources in Canada, 2016
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201700114777
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines trends in police resources for Canada, the provinces and territories, and select police services. The number of police officers per 100,000 population (rate of police strength) is presented for each of the national, provincial/territorial, and for select police services. Additionally, other police personnel statistics, including gender, hirings, departures, and eligibility to retire of police officers, and data on expenditures on policing (a component of justice system spending) are presented for the national and provincial/territorial levels. Finally, selected personnel data are presented at the national level, including rank, age group, and years of service of police officers, as well as the number of civilians.

    Release date: 2017-03-29
  • 9. Perceptions of police performance in the territories, 2014
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2016005
    Description:

    This paper examines the perceptions of residents in the territories of the performance of the police in their communities, using data from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization. The impact of geography, socio-demographic and neighbourhood characteristics on perceptions are also discussed.

    Release date: 2016-06-13
  • 10. Police resources in Canada, 2015
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201600114323
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines trends in police resources for Canada, the provinces and territories, and select police services. The number of police officers per 100,000 population (rate of police strength) is presented for each of the national, provincial/territorial, and for select police services. Additionally, other police personnel statistics, including gender, hirings, departures, and eligibility to retire of police officers, and data on expenditures on policing (a component of justice system spending) are presented for the national and provincial/territorial levels. Finally, selected personnel data are presented at the national level, including rank, age group, and years of service of police officers, as well as the number of civilians.

    Release date: 2016-03-30
Reference (2)

Reference (2) ((2 results))

  • 1. Police Administration Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3301
    Description: The purpose of the Police Administration Survey (PAS) is to collect statistics on public policing personnel and expenditures from municipal, provincial and federal police services in Canada. The information collected is used by federal and provincial policy makers, individual police services as well as officials responsible for police budgets. The data are also used by the media for the purpose of providing information to the general public.
  • 2. RCMP Public Complaints Commission (PCC) Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4412
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to assess the experiences of individuals who have lodged complaints against the RCMP and individuals who were involved in a complaint review.
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