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Trends in police personnel and expenditures, Canada, 1962 to 2008

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Trends in police personnel and expenditures, Canada, 1962 to 2008
  Police officers Civilian personnel Total personnel Police to civillian ratio Total expen-
ditures		 Criminal Code incidents 1 Clearance rate - total Criminal Code 1 Incidents per officer
Total Per  100,000  population Percentage change in rate Total Per  100,000  population Percentage change in rate
  number rate percent number rate percent number percent dollars number rate number
1962 26,129 140.6 .. 5,699 30.7 .. 31,828 4.6 .. 514,986 .. 19.7
1963 27,333 144.4 2.7 5,935 31.4 2.2 33,268 4.6 .. 572,105 .. 20.9
1964 28,823 149.4 3.5 6,655 34.5 10.0 35,478 4.3 .. 626,038 .. 21.7
1965 30,146 153.5 2.7 7,133 36.3 5.3 37,279 4.2 .. 628,418 .. 20.8
1966 32,086 160.3 4.5 7,583 37.9 4.3 39,669 4.2 .. 702,809 .. 21.9
1967 33,792 165.8 3.4 8,018 39.3 3.9 41,810 4.2 .. 784,568 .. 23.2
1968 34,887 168.5 1.6 8,351 40.3 2.5 43,238 4.2 .. 897,530 .. 25.7
1969 36,342 173.0 2.7 8,963 42.7 5.8 45,305 4.1 .. 994,790 .. 27.4
1970 37,949 178.2 3.0 9,936 46.7 9.3 47,885 3.8 .. 1,110,066 .. 29.3
1971 40,148 182.8 2.6 10,597 48.3 3.4 50,745 3.8 .. 1,166,458 .. 29.1
1972 41,214 185.5 1.5 11,762 52.9 9.7 52,976 3.5 .. 1,189,805 .. 28.9
1973 43,142 191.8 3.4 12,297 54.7 3.3 55,439 3.5 .. 1,298,551 .. 30.1
1974 45,276 198.5 3.5 12,085 53.0 -3.1 57,361 3.7 .. 1,456,885 .. 32.2
1975 47,713 206.2 3.9 13,794 59.6 12.5 61,507 3.5 .. 1,585,805 .. 33.2
1976 48,213 205.6 -0.3 14,377 61.3 2.9 62,590 3.4 .. 1,637,704 .. 34.0
1977 48,764 205.5 0.0 15,231 64.2 4.7 63,995 3.2 .. 1,654,024 35.3 33.9
1978 48,705 203.2 -1.1 15,749 65.7 2.4 64,454 3.1 .. 1,714,300 35.5 35.2
1979 48,990 202.4 -0.4 15,001 62.0 -5.7 63,991 3.3 .. 1,855,271 34.5 37.9
1980 49,841 203.3 0.4 16,410 66.9 8.0 66,251 3.0 .. 2,045,398 33.7 41.0
1981 50,563 203.7 0.2 16,999 68.5 2.3 67,562 3.0 .. 2,168,202 33.3 42.9
1982 50,539 201.2 -1.2 17,738 70.6 3.1 68,277 2.8 .. 2,203,665 32.5 43.6
1983 50,081 197.4 -1.9 17,342 68.4 -3.2 67,423 2.9 .. 2,148,633 34.7 42.9
1984 50,010 195.3 -1.1 17,503 68.4 0.0 67,513 2.9 .. 2,147,656 34.5 42.9
1985 50,351 194.8 -0.2 17,702 68.5 0.2 68,053 2.8 3,542,240 2,174,175 35.0 43.2
1986 51,425 197.0 1.1 18,273 70.0 2.2 69,698 2.8 3,771,205 2,277,749 35.3 44.3
1987 52,510 198.5 0.8 19,558 73.9 5.6 72,068 2.7 4,027,809 2,368,958 35.6 45.1
1988 53,312 199.0 0.2 19,407 72.4 -2.1 72,719 2.7 4,389,414 2,390,008 36.3 44.8
1989 54,211 198.7 -0.1 19,526 71.6 -1.2 73,737 2.8 4,684,760 2,425,936 36.8 44.7
1990 56,034 202.3 1.8 19,259 69.5 -2.8 75,293 2.9 5,247,646 2,627,197 35.3 46.9
1991 56,768 202.5 0.1 19,440 69.4 -0.3 76,208 2.9 5,426,887 2,898,989 34.6 51.1
1992 56,992 200.9 -0.8 20,059 70.7 2.0 77,051 2.8 5,716,833 2,847,981 34.2 50.0
1993 56,901 198.4 -1.3 19,956 69.6 -1.6 76,857 2.9 5,790,165 2,735,623 35.0 48.1
1994 55,859 192.6 -2.9 19,492 67.2 -3.4 75,351 2.9 5,783,656 2,646,209 34.6 47.4
1995 55,008 187.7 -2.5 19,259 65.7 -2.2 74,267 2.9 5,808,607 2,639,654 34.5 48.0
1996 54,323 183.5 -2.3 19,603 66.2 0.7 73,926 2.8 5,856,055 2,644,893 34.2 48.7
1997 54,719 183.0 -0.3 19,679 65.8 -0.6 74,398 2.8 5,989,022 2,534,766 34.5 46.3
1998 54,763 181.6 -0.7 19,383 64.3 -2.3 74,146 2.8 6,209,756 2,461,156 35.7 44.9
1999 55,321 182.0 0.2 20,168 66.3 3.2 75,489 2.7 6,395,380 2,356,831 36.6 42.6
2000 55,954 182.3 0.2 19,907 64.9 -2.2 75,861 2.8 6,798,531 2,352,768 36.3 42.0
2001 57,076 184.0 0.9 19,982 64.4 -0.7 77,058 2.9 7,269,977 2,374,811 35.2 41.6
2002 58,422 186.2 1.2 20,732 66.1 2.6 79,154 2.8 7,827,195 2,417,444 34.4 41.4
2003 59,412 187.6 0.7 21,476 67.8 2.6 80,888 2.8 8,324,176 2,579,172 32.6 43.4
2004 59,800 186.9 -0.4 22,212 69.4 2.4 82,012 2.7 8,758,213 2,610,971 31.8 43.7
2005 61,026 188.9 1.0 23,391 72.4 4.3 84,417 2.6 9,281,879 2,510,461 33.4 41.1
2006 62,461 191.3 1.3 23,911 73.2 1.2 86,372 2.6 9,877,071 2,462,641 35.6 39.4
2007 r 64,134 194.5 1.7 25,295 76.7 4.7 89,429 2.5 10,543,530 2,302,900 37.2 35.9
2008 65,283 196.5 1.0 25,626 77.1 0.6 90,909 2.5 .. .. .. ..
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Data extracted from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. Excludes Criminal Code traffic incidents.
Note(s):
A new version of the Police Administration Survey was implemented in 1986. To maintain historical continuity, figures prior to 1986 have been adjusted.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey.
Date Modified: 2008-12-12

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