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  • 51. Police resources in Canada, 2014 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201500114146
    Description:

    This article examines trends in police resources for Canada, the provinces and territories, and census metropolitan areas (CMAs). The number of police officers per 100,000 population (rate of police strength) is presented for each of the national, provincial/territorial, and CMA levels. 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: 2015-03-30
  • 52. Police Resources in Canada, 2013 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201400111914
    Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    This article examines trends in police personnel (including selected demographic characteristics) and expenditures on policing (a component of justice system spending) for Canada, the provinces and territories, and census metropolitan areas. Information on officers per population is presented for each of the national, provincial, and census metropolitan area levels. Additionally, other statistics, including hirings and departures, eligibility to retire, and expenditures are presented for the provincial and national levels. Finally, selected personnel data are presented at the national level, including rank, gender, age group, and years of service of police officers.

    The information contained in this report provides an overview of the Canadian policing community and how it continues to change over time. Findings are primarily based on data from the Police Administration Survey. To provide a more complete picture of the state of policing in Canada, the following contextual information are included: policing responsibilities and strategies within the economics of policing discussions; international data on police personnel and gender from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and wage information from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey (LFS).

    Release date: 2014-03-27
  • 53. Police Resources in Canada
    Table: 85-225-X
    Description:

    This report examines trends in police personnel (including selected demographic characteristics) and expenditures on policing (a component of justice system spending) for Canada, the provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and municipal police services. Findings are based on data from the Police Administration Survey. Selected data are presented at the national and provincial levels, including rank, gender, age group and years of service of police officers. Other crime and personnel statistics, including officers per population, hirings and departures and Crime Severity Index values are presented for census metropolitan areas and for all municipal police services in Canada. The information contained in this report provides an overview of the Canadian policing community and how it continues to change over time.

    Release date: 2013-03-20
  • 54. Number and percentage of police officers, by sex for Canada, provinces and territories Archived
    Table: 35-10-0136-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 96 series, with data for years 1986 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (16 items: Canada;Newfoundland and Labrador;Prince Edward Island;Nova Scotia; ...); Sex (3 items: Both sexes;Males;Females); Statistics (2 items: Total number of police officers;Percentage of total police officers).
    Release date: 2010-12-15
  • 55. Police officers murdered in the line of duty, 1961 to 2009 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201000311354
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This Juristat article presents information on homicides against police officers in Canada. Specific issues include the incidence and geographical location of this type of offence, the most common types of situations when officers are killed and the type of weapon used.

    Release date: 2010-10-26
  • 56. Aging and the renewal of justice personnel Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X200900110782
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The purpose of this paper is to provide a demographic portrait of justice-related occupations and their evolution between 1991 and 2006. Four groups are analysed in more detail: police officers, private security officers, court workers and correctional service officers. Most of the data analysed are from the 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses of population, and some complementary information from other sources is also used. The evolution of the age structure of these groups is analyzed and compared to the age structure of all Canadian workers. Questions related to the aging and renewal of the workforce are also addressed.

    Release date: 2009-03-12
  • 57. Private security and public policing in Canada, 2006 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X200801010730
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This Juristat presents a socio-demographic profile of police officers and individuals working in private security occupations. Using the Census of Population and Housing from 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 as the primary data sources, employment figures for those working in private security and public policing occupations are provided. Other characteristics of these occupational groups such as gender, age, education, visible minority and Aboriginal status as well as income are also included. The traditional and emerging roles of public police and private security personnel, as well as the systems of governance under which each operates are also discussed.

    Release date: 2008-12-15
  • 58. Number of police officers Archived
    Table: 35-10-0135-01
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 31 series, with data for years 1974 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (15 items: Canada;Newfoundland and Labrador;Prince Edward Island;Nova Scotia; ...); Police officers (3 items: Total number of police officers;Population per police officer;Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters).
    Release date: 2008-06-26
  • 59. Private security and public policing in Canada, 2001 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X20040078406
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This Juristat presents a sociodemographic profile of police officers and individuals working in private security occupations. Employment figures for those working in private security and public policing occupations are provided from the Census of Population and Housing from 1991, 1996 and 2001.

    Release date: 2004-08-10
  • 60. Victims' use of justice and social services Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-553-X19990015811
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using the results of the 1999 GSS on Victimization, this chapter will look at the issue of reporting to police in more detail.

    Release date: 2001-08-08
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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 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 2. Police personnel and selected crime statistics
    Table: 35-10-0076-01
    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 2023.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 3. Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services
    Table: 35-10-0077-01
    Geography: Policing district/zone
    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 2023.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 4. Police personnel by detailed rank, duties and gender
    Table: 35-10-0078-01
    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 2023.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 5. Police personnel by gender, municipal police services
    Table: 35-10-0079-01
    Geography: Policing district/zone
    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 2023.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 6. Police-reported Information Hub: Selected Crime Indicators
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023026
    Description: This interactive data visualization dashboard provides an overview of police-reported crime in Canada. The dashboard features statistics on the crime rate, Crime Severity Index and for key violations on an annual basis and over the last 10 years. Information is available at different levels of geography including by Canada, province and territory and census metropolitan area.
    Release date: 2023-07-27
  • 7. Police-reported Information Hub: Criminal Violations
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023027
    Description: This interactive data visualization dashboard provides a focus on police-reported violations in Canada. Users can select for one or more violations or violation groups to view statistics over the last 10 years and at different geographies. This dashboard provides the number of incidents, rate, and year-over-year percentage change in rate for each violation, as well as incident clearance information. It also provides a comparison between each province and territory and each census metropolitan area for the selected violation(s).
    Release date: 2023-07-27
  • 8. Police-reported Information Hub: Geographic Crime Comparisons
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023028
    Description: This interactive data visualization dashboard allows users to compare high-level police-reported information across different geographies, including for Canada, by province and territory and by census metropolitan area. Users can select for one or more geographies to view incident-level statistics or Crime Severity Index information over the last 10 years and as year-over-year percentage changes.
    Release date: 2023-07-27
  • 9. Perceptions of police performance and personal safety satisfaction, by visible minority and selected characteristics
    Table: 43-10-0059-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of the population aged 15 and over who stated that local police did a good job for six performance measures and percentage of persons who indicated being "Very satisfied" or "Satisfied" with their personal safety from crime, by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender and immigrant status).
    Release date: 2023-01-23
  • 10. Selected police-reported crime and calls for service during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Table: 35-10-0169-01
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    The selected police-reported crime statistics during the COVID-19 pandemic special survey collects timely monthly aggregate information on the types of police-reported activity, including criminal incidents and other calls for service, which occurred during the months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2022-08-09
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  • 1. Police personnel and expenditures in Canada, 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024004
    Description: This infographic is a visual representation using some of the data from the 2023 Police Administration Survey. Findings reported on the infographic include results on key indicators such as police strength, number of police officers, number of calls for service and police personnel data.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 2. Police resources in Canada 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20240867421
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 3. Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024006
    Description: Using police-reported data from the 2022 Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey, this infographic is a visual representation of some of these data. Findings include results at the national, provincial, and territorial levels. Also included are findings related to the type and motivation of hate crimes committed in Canada, as well as the most serious violations reported in each incident.
    Release date: 2024-03-13
  • 4. Police-reported crime in Canada, 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023041
    Description: Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index (CSI) at the national and provincial, territorial levels are presented. Also included are the categories of crime which were reported in 2022.
    Release date: 2023-07-27
  • 5. Police-reported gender-related homicides of women and girls in Canada, 2011 to 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023032
    Description: This infographic analyzes police-reported data of homicides involving women and girls who were killed by an intimate partner, family member, within the context of sex work as well as those who experienced sexual violence. Some data on the attempted murder of women and girls are also presented. Overall, it provides information on rates of victimization, and the characteristics of victims, incidents and accused persons.
    Release date: 2023-04-05
  • 6. Police personnel and expenditures in Canada, 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023014
    Description: This infographic is a visual representation using some of the data from the 2022 Police Administration Survey. Findings reported on the infographic include results on key indicators such as police strength, number of police officers, number of calls for service, police personnel data and financial cost-drivers for police services.
    Release date: 2023-03-27
  • 7. Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023026
    Description: Using police-reported data from the 2021 Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey, this infographic is a visual representation of some of these data. Findings include results at the national, provincial, and territorial levels. Also included are findings related to the type and motivation of hate crimes committed in Canada, as well as the most serious violations reported in each incident.
    Release date: 2023-03-22
  • 8. Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100002
    Description:

    This Juristat article presents information on the nature and extent of crime in the rural areas of the Canadian provinces. This includes analysis of recent trends in crime rates and severity in rural and urban areas, both at the national and provincial levels. The report also examines the specific nature and extent of crime in rural areas of the provincial North. Analysis uses police-reported data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Homicide Survey, as well as self-reported data from General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization).

    Release date: 2023-02-20
  • 9. Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas, 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023016
    Description: Infographic with main findings from the "Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2021" Juristat article.
    Release date: 2023-02-20
  • 10. Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100013
    Description:

    This annual Juristat article presents findings from the 2021 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. It examines trends in the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime for both violent and non-violent offences at the national, provincial/territorial and census metropolitan area levels. Specific violations, such as homicide, sexual assault, fraud and breaking and entering are examined, as well as trends in youth accused of crime.

    Release date: 2022-08-02
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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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