Table 9-3
Police personnel in municipal police services — Nova Scotia, 2010
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| 2009 population 1 | 2010 actual strength | 2010 authorized strength | 2009 crime | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police officers | Police officers per 100,000 population | Other personnel | Total police | Police officers per 100,000 population | Crime Severity Index 2 | Weighted clearance rate 3 | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||||||
| number | rate | number | rate | |||||||
| Population 100,000 and over | ||||||||||
| Cape Breton Regional Police | 102,056 | 189 | 13 | 202 | 198 | 66 | 202 | 198 | 82.5 | 39.9 |
| Halifax Regional Police 4 | 222,805 | 409 | 100 | 509 | 228 | 270 | 509 | 228 | 97.2 | 33.3 |
| Population 5,000 to 14,999 | ||||||||||
| Amherst | 9,499 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 295 | 9 | 28 | 295 | 114.9 | 51.6 |
| Bridgewater | 7,993 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 300 | 14 | 24 | 300 | 84.1 | 55.5 |
| Kentville | 5,875 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 272 | 5 | 16 | 272 | 93.5 | 54.0 |
| New Glasgow | 9,360 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 299 | 6 | 26 | 278 | 124.9 | 56.4 |
| Truro | 12,258 | 31 | 5 | 36 | 294 | 22 | 36 | 294 | 145.3 | 62.3 |
| Yarmouth, Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 7,062 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 241 | 0 | 18 | 255 | 133.3 | 58.5 |
| Population less than 5,000 | ||||||||||
| Annapolis Royal 5 | 449 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Springhill | 3,926 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 255 | 7 | 13 | 331 | 85.4 | 69.5 |
| Stellarton | 4,678 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 214 | 12 | 11 | 235 | 66.2 | 53.8 |
| Trenton | 2,722 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 294 | 7 | 8 | 294 | 65.8 | 61.7 |
| Westville | 3,759 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 186 | 4 | 7 | 186 | 71.5 | 49.1 |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | ||||||||||
| Antigonish | 4,357 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 207 | 0 | 9 | 207 | 110.0 | 51.2 |
| Digby | 2,017 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 248 | 0 | 5 | 248 | 156.2 | 52.5 |
| Oxford | 1,185 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 253 | 0 | 3 | 253 | 194.6 | 50.9 |
| Parrsboro | 1,393 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 215 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 78.2 | 42.8 |
| Pictou | 3,798 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 184 | 0 | 7 | 184 | 115.5 | 43.8 |
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,365 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 178 | 0 | 5 | 149 | 137.1 | 53.8 |
| Shelburne | 1,850 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 160.2 | 63.7 |
| Windsor | 3,781 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 185 | 0 | 8 | 212 | 136.7 | 48.0 |
Populations are based on July 1st preliminary postcensal populations for 2009 (based on the 2006 Census),
Demography Division, Statistics Canada. Populations are adjusted to follow
policing boundaries. Populations for 2010 are not yet available.
The police-reported Crime Severity Index measures
changes in the severity of crime from year to year. Each type of offence is
assigned a weight derived from actual sentences handed down by courts.
The weighted clearance rate is based on the
same principle used to create the Crime Index, whereby more serious offences
are assigned a higher weight than less serious offences. Applying this concept
to clearance rates means that, for example, the clearance of a homicide, robbery
or break and enter receives a higher weight than the clearance of less serious
offences such as minor theft, mischief and disturbing the peace.
Crime statistics include the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police Halifax District Detachment.
Non-respondent.
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).
For the Royal Canadian Mounted Police municipal contracts: Civilian employees
provided by the municipality are not included under "Other personnel".
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police
Administration Survey and Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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