This statistic shows the rate of police officers in Canada in 2019, distinguished by province. In 2019, the Northwest Territories had the highest rate of police officers with 433 police officers per 100,000 population.
Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2019, by province
* 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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StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (December 8, 2020). Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2019, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/436227/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-province/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). "Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2019, by province." Chart. December 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436227/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-province/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (2020). Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2019, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436227/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-province/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). "Number of Police Officers per 100,000 Population in Canada in 2019, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436227/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-province/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics), Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2019, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436227/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-province/ (last visited January 24, 2022)
