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Table 2
Police officers by level of policing, 2008
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| 2008 population 1 | Police services 2 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Total police officers | Police officers per 100,000 population | Percentage change in rate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | Provincial | Municipal | Provincial | Federal | Other 3 | 2007 to 2008 | 1998 to 2008 | ||||
| number | rate | percent | |||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador 4 | 508,270 | … | 369 | … | 403 | 83 | 29 | 884 | 174 | 5.2 | 21.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 139,407 | 90 | … | 8 | 100 | 22 | 11 | 231 | 166 | 1.0 | 10.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 935,962 | 875 | … | 62 | 704 | 181 | 42 | 1,864 | 199 | 5.8 | 16.8 |
| New Brunswick | 751,527 | 458 | … | 211 | 525 | 129 | 32 | 1,355 | 180 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Quebec | 7,744,530 | 9,111 | 5,277 | … | … | 976 | 39 | 15,403 | 199 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| Ontario 5 | 12,891,787 | 19,564 | 4,046 | … | … | 1,282 | 53 | 24,945 | 194 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| Manitoba | 1,196,291 | 1,462 | … | 178 | 570 | 175 | 34 | 2,419 | 202 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| Saskatchewan 6 | 1,010,146 | 948 | … | 217 | 670 | 234 | 55 | 2,124 | 210 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| Alberta | 3,512,368 | 3,317 | … | 801 | 1,248 | 317 | 51 | 5,734 | 163 | -1.1 | 5.9 |
| British Columbia | 4,428,356 | 2,392 | … | 2,974 | 1,795 | 802 | 171 | 8,134 | 184 | -0.7 | 6.6 |
| Yukon 7 | 31,530 | … | … | … | 83 | 27 | 7 | 117 | 371 | -3.9 | -2.1 |
| Northwest Territories 7 , 8 | 42,514 | … | … | … | 159 | 10 | 9 | 178 | 419 | 1.2 | 9.1 |
| Nunavut 7 , 8 | 31,152 | … | … | … | 101 | 11 | 7 | 119 | 382 | -4.4 | 23.4 |
| Provincial and territorial total | 33,223,840 | 38,217 | 9,692 | 4,451 | 6,358 | 4,249 | 540 | 63,507 | 191 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters and Training Academy | … | … | … | … | … | … | 1,776 | 1,776 | … | … | … |
| Canada | 33,223,840 | 38,217 | 9,692 | 4,451 | 6,358 | 4,249 | 2,316 | 65,283 | 196 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
Preliminary postcensal estimates for 2008, Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Excluding the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Includes National Police Services and Departmental and Divisional Administration.
Newfoundland and Labrador does not have any municipal police forces. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (a provincial police force) provides policing to the larger municipalities.
Excludes personnel from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters. The Ontario Provincial Police deploy 1,672 officers to provide municipal policing services under contract and these are included as municipal, not provincial policing.
Excludes personnel from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Academy.
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not have any municipal police forces. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is responsible for providing policing to the territories.
The percent change in the rate of police officers per 100,000 is calculated from 1999 to 2008, due to the creation of Nunavut in 1999.
Note(s):
Represents actual police officer strength as of May 15, 2008.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey.
