Table 4
Police officers and selected crime statistics, by census metropolitan area, 2013

Table 4
Police officers and selected crime statistics, by census metropolitan area, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police officers and selected crime statistics. The information is grouped by Census metropolitan area (appearing as row headers), 2012 population, 2013 number of police officers, 2013 police officers per 100,000 population, Percent change in rate of officers 2012 to 2013, 2012 Crime Severity Index and 2012 Violent Crime Severity Index, calculated using number, rate and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Census metropolitan area 2012 populationNote 1 2013 number of police officersNote 2 2013 police officers per 100,000 populationNote 3 Percent change in rate of officers 2012 to 2013 2012 Crime Severity IndexNote 4 2012 Violent Crime Severity IndexNote 5
number rate percent
Thunder Bay 120,405 228 189 0.0 87.95 118.83
WinnipegNote 6 806,821 1,521 189 -2.6 96.10 145.35
Regina 228,599 422 185 -2.8 116.00 110.11
Montréal 3,965,452 7,194 181 2.0 75.11 87.83
WindsorNote 7 331,671 587 177 -0.5 66.53 66.40
St. John's 190,560 336 176 -0.7 86.30 77.34
Brantford 141,128 248 176 0.7 92.23 67.62
Saskatoon 288,697 506 175 -1.9 107.08 126.42
Toronto 5,885,871 9,967 169 -2.2 52.13 78.40
HalifaxNote 6 413,512 691 167 -2.0 74.28 92.36
St. Catharines-Niagara 446,676 736 165 -0.4 63.85 54.13
Calgary 1,311,481 2,130 162 -0.7 60.51 61.19
Edmonton 1,229,672 1,985 161 0.3 85.03 95.78
Greater Sudbury 163,880 260 159 -0.7 71.66 75.37
Barrie 202,118 317 157 0.4 51.32 46.05
London 502,384 784 156 1.2 74.49 64.09
Peterborough 121,282 189 156 -0.1 63.40 66.16
Guelph 127,068 195 153 -0.4 50.52 53.80
Victoria 363,041 554 153 0.0 69.55 63.66
Hamilton 744,257 1,126 151 -1.3 60.06 62.49
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 536,793 807 150 -0.6 58.34 60.93
VancouverNote 6, Note 8 2,464,189 3,645 148 -0.2 92.67 92.63
OttawaNote 9 956,719 1,395 146 -1.7 57.04 58.21
Abbotsford-Mission 178,869 258 144 -2.0 83.38 79.69
Kingston 162,321 229 141 -2.8 58.29 53.73
GatineauNote 10 315,817 440 139 -0.1 65.87 71.40
Saint John 147,046 204 139 4.4 67.12 67.95
Québec 767,789 1,036 135 2.8 47.79 50.76
Sherbrooke 193,352 251 130 -0.6 59.56 49.67
KelownaNote 11 183,755 230 125 11.0 104.05 81.76
Trois-Rivières 151,340 185 122 -2.9 65.80 46.41
Saguenay 146,048 178 122 -1.4 71.12 79.39
Moncton 140,146 155 111 5.7 79.31 73.40
Note 1.

Populations are based on preliminary postcensal estimates for 2012, Statistics Canada. Populations are adjusted to follow policing boundaries. Census metropolitan area populations for 2013 are not yet available.

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Note 2.

Represents the actual number of permanent, fully-sworn police officers of all ranks (or their full-time equivalents) as of May 15, 2013. 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 by the police service’s annual budget are excluded.

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Note 3.

Based on the number of police officers in 2013 and census metropolitan area populations for 2012. Census metropolitan area populations for 2013 are not yet available.

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Note 4.

The Crime Severity Index (CSI) takes into account both the volume and the seriousness of crime. In the calculation of the CSI, each offence is assigned a weight, derived from average sentences handed down by criminal courts. The more serious the average sentence, the higher the weight for that offence. As a result, more serious offences have a greater impact on changes in the index. All Criminal Code offences, including traffic offences and other federal statute offences, are included in the CSI.

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Note 5.

The Violent Crime Severity Index (Violent CSI) takes into account both the volume and the seriousness of violent crime. In the calculation of the Violent CSI, each violent offence is assigned a weight, derived from average sentences handed down by criminal courts. The more serious the average sentence, the higher the weight for that offence. As a result, more serious offences have a greater impact on changes in the index. All violent Criminal Code offences are included in the Violent CSI.

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Note 6.

Police officer counts include officers deployed to contract positions (e.g. airport, port, United Nations Mission).

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Note 7.

Percent change rounds to 0%, so it is considered stable.

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Note 8.

Includes the South Coast British Columbia Transit Authority and the Lower Mainland Integrated Teams.

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Note 9.

Represents the Ontario portion of the Ottawa-Gatineau census metropolitan area.

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Note 10

Represents the Quebec portion of the Ottawa-Gatineau census metropolitan area.

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Note 11

Includes an additional police service in comparison to the previous year: the municipal Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment of Peachland, B.C.

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Notes: A census metropolitan area consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a central core. A census metropolitan area must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the central core. To be included in the census metropolitan area, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central core, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A census metropolitan area typically comprises more than one police service. The census metropolitan area of Oshawa is not included due to incongruities between policing jurisdiction and census metropolitan area boundaries. Crimes investigated by Royal Canadian Mounted Police federal personnel within census metropolitan areas are included; however, police officer counts do not include Royal Canadian Mounted Police federal police officers. Percent change is considered stable if it rounds to 0%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey and Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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