The number of police officers in Montréal, in the Canadian province of Québec has fluctuated over the past twenty years. There were 4,039 in 2000, and 4,302 in 2022. The year in which there were the most police officers was 2015, with a peak of 4,638, while in 2004, the number had dropped below 3,900.
In 2022, Montréal had the second largest number of police officers in Canada after Toronto.
Number of police officers in Montréal, Québec in Canada between 2000 and 2022
The source adds the following information: "Despite the Police Administration Survey being an annual survey, the 2020 cycle had to be cancelled."
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2000 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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