Police personnel and expenditures in Canada, 2022
Description: Police personnel and expenditures in Canada, 2022
As of May 15, 2022, there were 70,566 police officers in Canada, 406 more than in 2021. This represents a rate of police strength of 181 officers per 100,000 population, a decrease from 2021.Note 1
Province/Territory | Number of police officers | Rate of police officers per 100,000 population | Percentage change in rate from 2021 |
---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland | 879 | 167 | -1 |
Prince Edward Island | 226 | 132 | -3 |
Nova Scotia | 1,874 | 184 | -3 |
New Brunswick | 1,281 | 158 | -2 |
Quebec | 16,277 | 187 | 0 |
Ontario | 26,215 | 174 | -2 |
Manitoba | 2,582 | 183 | 0 |
Saskatchewan | 2,378 | 199 | -1 |
Alberta | 8,007 | 176 | -1 |
British Columbia | 9,293 | 175 | -3 |
Yukon | 140 | 320 | -1 |
Northwest Territories | 195 | 428 | 2 |
Nunavut | 151 | 373 | 1 |
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero |
Police personnel
- Police officers = 68%
- Civilians =28%
- Special constables = 2%
- Recruits = 2%
Women in policing
- Percent of police officers: Male police officers 77%; Female police officers 23%
- In 2022, there were 273 more female police officers than in 2021.
- Women accounted for 69% of civilian employees, 36% of special constables and 27% of recruits.
Indigenous and racialized police officersNote 2
- 8% of police officers were racialized
- 4% of police officers were Indigenous
Calls for service
Across Canada, police services received 11.9 million calls for service
Note: Data on police personnel, women in policing, Indigenous and racialized people are based on a "snapshot date" of May 15, 2022. The other data on this infographic represent the calendar year ending December 31, 2021 (or March 31, 2022, as some police services operate on a fiscal year basis). Percentages may not add up due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Police Administration Survey, 2022.
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