Rate of police officers by province in Canada 2021

This statistic shows the rate of police officers in Canada in 2021, distinguished by province. In 2021, the Northwest Territories had the highest rate of police officers with 421.9 police officers per 100,000 population.

Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2021, by province

Characteristic	Police officers per 100,000 population
Northwest Territories	421.9
Nunavut	370.5
Yukon	325.7
Saskatchewan***	198.4
Nova Scotia	189.5
Quebec	187.3
Manitoba	183.8
British Columbia	178.8
Alberta	178
Ontario**	176
Newfoundland and Labrador*	168.9
New Brunswick	160.9
Prince Edward Island	136.3

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March 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

* Newfoundland and Labrador does not have any municipal police services. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (a provincial police service) provides policing to most of the larger municipalities.
** Excludes personnel from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters.
*** Excludes personnel from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Academy.
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not have any municipal or territorial police services. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the sole police force in the territories.

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