Table 2
Police officers by level of policing, by province and territory, 2013
Province and territory | 2013 populationNote 1 | Police servicesNote 2 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Total police officers | Police officers per 100,000 population | Percent change in rate | |||||
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Municipal | Provincial | Municipal | Provincial | Federal | OtherNote 3 | 2012 to 2013 | 2003 to 2013 | ||||
number | rate | percent | |||||||||
Newfoundland and LabradorNote 4 | 526,702 | ... | 402 | ... | 405 | 86 | 24 | 917 | 174 | -0.9 | 17.5 |
Prince Edward Island | 145,237 | 96 | ... | 6 | 94 | 25 | 11 | 232 | 160 | -6.1 | 0.5 |
Nova Scotia | 940,789 | 876 | ... | 45 | 758 | 181 | 35 | 1,895 | 201 | -1.6 | 17.4 |
New Brunswick | 756,050 | 456 | ... | 211 | 500 | 150 | 27 | 1,344 | 178 | -1.3 | 4.1 |
Quebec | 8,155,334 | 9,321 | 5,707 | ... | ... | 957 | 39 | 16,024 | 196 | -0.6 | 2.3 |
OntarioNote 5 | 13,537,994 | 20,449 | 4,222 | ... | ... | 1,620 | 68 | 26,359 | 195 | -0.5 | 2.6 |
Manitoba | 1,265,015 | 1,627 | ... | 186 | 653 | 197 | 28 | 2,691 | 213 | -1.7 | 8.7 |
SaskatchewanNote 6 | 1,108,303 | 1,037 | ... | 123 | 887 | 234 | 25 | 2,306 | 208 | -1.5 | 3.8 |
Alberta | 4,025,074 | 4,067 | ... | 1,094 | 1,351 | 336 | 51 | 6,899 | 171 | -1.8 | 9.1 |
British Columbia | 4,581,978 | 2,638 | ... | 3,563 | 1,780 | 741 | 134 | 8,856 | 193 | -1.2 | 12.1 |
YukonNote 7 | 36,700 | ... | ... | ... | 105 | 20 | 7 | 132 | 360 | 9.6 | -10.2 |
Northwest TerritoriesNote 7 | 43,537 | ... | ... | ... | 171 | 13 | 8 | 192 | 441 | -3.3 | 15.2 |
NunavutNote 7 | 35,591 | ... | ... | ... | 111 | 9 | 8 | 128 | 360 | -0.2 | -12.9 |
Provincial and territorial totalNote 8 | 35,158,304 | 40,567 | 10,331 | 5,228 | 6,815 | 4,569 | 465 | 67,975 | 193 | -0.9 | 5.0 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters and Training Academy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,297 | 1,297 | ... | ... | ... |
Canada | 35,158,304 | 40,567 | 10,331 | 5,228 | 6,815 | 4,569 | 1,762 | 69,272 | 197 | -1.5 | 4.9 |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey. |
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