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Table 9-10
Police personnel in municipal police services — British Columbia, 2008

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British Columbia, 2008
  Population 1 Population density Actual strength Authorized strength 2
Police officers Other personnel Population per police officer Police officers per 100,000  population Total police Police officers per 100,000  population
Male Female Total
  number persons per km 2 number rate number rate
Population 100,000 and over  
Abbotsford 135,253 375 159 35 194 75 697 143 199 147
Delta 103,323 561 125 38 163 61 634 158 160 155
Saanich 112,335 1,086 120 29 149 48 754 133 147 131
Vancouver 609,785 5,230 1,059 292 1,351 352 451 222 1,235 203
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Burnaby 221,856 2,489 189 83 272 0 816 123 265 119
Coquitlam 133,218 1,095 92 38 130 1 1,025 98 140 105
Kelowna 113,109 534 107 35 141 0 802 125 141 125
Langley Township 100,591 325 79 32 111 1 906 110 129 128
Richmond 3 193,164 750 159 47 206 1 938 107 206 107
Surrey 425,428 1,341 414 132 546 7 779 128 588 138
Population 50,000 to 99,999  
New Westminster 64,161 4,164 90 16 106 44 605 165 109 170
Victoria 95,477 3,572 171 54 225 79 424 236 222 233
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Chilliwack 72,491 267 58 27 85 1 853 117 94 130
Kamloops 83,527 281 81 28 109 0 766 130 120 144
Maple Ridge 76,267 285 65 18 83 0 919 109 86 113
Nanaimo 83,648 934 89 29 118 0 709 141 118 141
North Vancouver District 90,864 560 54 30 84 0 1,082 92 91 100
North Vancouver 50,191 4,144 48 24 72 0 697 143 64 128
Port Coquitlam 59,732 2,017 48 8 56 0 1,067 94 63 105
Prince George 73,911 234 91 27 118 1 626 160 128 173
Population 15,000 to 49,999  
Central Saanich 17,245 416 19 4 23 7 750 133 21 122
Oak Bay 18,819 1,812 24 2 26 2 724 138 24 128
Port Moody 29,122 1,137 37 7 44 18 662 151 45 155
West Vancouver 46,654 525 64 16 80 23 583 171 80 171
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Campbell River 31,074 217 32 8 40 0 777 129 43 138
Courtenay 22,650 849 19 7 26 5 871 115 26 115
Cranbrook 19,253 766 17 7 24 0 802 125 24 125
Fort St. John 19,109 840 20 8 28 0 682 147 29 152
Langford 21,661 548 14 7 21 0 1,031 97 25 115
Langley 26,110 2,554 33 11 44 0 593 169 47 180
Mission 33,831 150 37 11 48 0 705 142 48 142
North Cowichan 29,692 153 16 7 23 0 1,291 77 28 94
Penticton 33,168 789 38 5 43 0 771 130 45 136
Pitt Meadows 17,023 199 14 7 21 0 811 123 20 117
Port Alberni 18,147 911 27 6 33 0 550 182 34 187
Salmon Arm 17,201 111 14 3 17 0 1,012 99 18 105
Vernon 38,481 409 38 12 50 0 770 130 53 138
White Rock 20,516 3,974 18 4 22 0 933 107 23 112
Population 5,000 to 14,999  
Nelson 9,436 805 16 1 17 6 555 180 20 212
Royal Canadian Mounted Police  
Castlegar 7,937 401 8 3 11 0 722 139 11 139
Coldstream District Municipal 10,153 151 6 1 7 0 1,450 69 7 69
Colwood 14,366 809 9 2 11 0 1,306 77 16 111
Comox 12,919 852 7 4 11 3 1,174 85 11 85
Dawson Creek 11,407 511 17 5 22 0 519 193 23 202
Hope 6,439 155 9 4 13 0 495 202 13 202
Kimberley 6,397 110 7 1 8 0 800 125 9 141
Kitimat 9,513 39 14 1 15 0 634 158 15 158
Ladysmith 7,601 624 6 2 8 2 950 105 7 92
Lake Country 10,341 85 8 3 11 0 940 106 10 97
Mackenzie 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Merritt 6,919 277 12 1 13 0 532 188 13 188
North Saanich 11,119 299 8 5 13 0 855 117 11 99
Parksville 12,502 856 13 1 14 2 893 112 15 120
Powell River 13,353 449 16 1 17 0 785 127 18 135
Prince Rupert 13,654 249 25 4 29 0 471 212 36 264
Qualicum Beach 8,979 499 5 2 7 2 1,283 78 7 78
Quesnel 9,818 278 18 2 20 0 491 204 21 214
Revelstoke 7,431 233 10 2 12 0 619 161 11 148
Sechelt 9,171 231 4 3 7 0 1,310 76 10 109
Sidney 11,891 2,358 10 4 14 0 849 118 14 118
Smithers 5,195 331 6 3 9 0 577 173 9 173
Sooke 9,620 192 6 3 9 0 1,069 94 10 104
Squamish 14,357 134 17 10 27 0 532 188 25 174
Summerland 11,696 158 5 3 8 0 1,462 68 9 77
Terrace 11,509 277 20 2 22 0 523 191 25 217
Trail 7,731 222 11 3 14 0 552 181 14 181
View Royal 8,866 612 4 2 6 0 1,478 68 8 90
Whistler 10,966 68 16 5 21 0 522 192 23 210
Williams Lake 11,427 345 21 3 24 0 476 210 24 210
Population less than 5,000 5  
Kitasoo/Xaixais Public Safety 6 281 89 2 0 2 0 141 712 2 712
Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police 2,454 27 6 2 8 5 307 326 10 407
1.
Populations are based on July 1st preliminary postcensal populations for 2007 (based on the 2001 Census in 2006 Census boundaries), Demography Division, Statistics Canada. Populations are adjusted to follow policing boundaries. Populations for 2008 are not yet available.
2.
Authorized strength represents data as of December 31, 2007.
3.
Authorized police strength for Richmond does not include 27 positions in 2007 for Vancouver Airport protective security. These positions are administered through Richmond Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment but the Vancouver Airport Authority reimburses 100% of the cost to the City of Richmond.
4.
As of April 1 2008, Mackenzie reverted to a provincial force jurisdiction and therefore actual and strength data is not listed.
5.
All municipalities under 5,000 and unincorporated areas are policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provincial force. The two police forces listed in the publication in this category are First Nations Administered Police Services.
6.
Personnel data for 2008 were not available; therefore 2007 personnel data were substituted.
Note(s):
Use caution in comparing forces: The number of officers may not reflect the number available for general community policing because some officers in certain communities are restricted to specific locations (e.g. ports, airports). Note for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police municipal contracts: Civilian employees provided by the municipality are not included under “Other personnel”.
Date Modified: 2008-12-12

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