This statistic shows the number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2023, distinguished by municipality. In 2023, there were 221.1 police officers per 100,000 population in Montréal.
Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2023, by municipality
Characteristic
Police officers per 100,000 population
Pakua Shipi
2,597.4
Rama
2,277.7
Gesgapegiag Ameridian
1,960.8
Essipit
1,760.6
Timiskaming First Nations
1,515.2
Eagle Village (Kebaowek)
1,261.8
Treaty Three Communities
1,225.2
Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
1,104.1
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
1,067.3
Odanak / Wôlinak
987.3
Naskapi (Kawawachikamach)
964.6
United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin (UCCM) Anishnaabe
The data includes both police officers in stand-alone police services as well as those municipalities policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The data represents the actual number of permanent, fully-sworn police officers of all ranks (or their full-time equivalents) as of May 15, 2018. This number also includes officers who are deployed to contract positions and who are not available for general policing duties in their community. Police officers on long-term leave who are not being paid by the police service’s annual budget are excluded
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services, 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (March 26, 2024). Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2023, by municipality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530275/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-municipality/?ref=winnipegpolicecauseharm.org
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). "Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2023, by municipality." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530275/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-municipality/?ref=winnipegpolicecauseharm.org
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (2024). Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2023, by municipality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530275/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-municipality/?ref=winnipegpolicecauseharm.org
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). "Number of Police Officers per 100,000 Population in Canada in 2023, by Municipality." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530275/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-municipality/?ref=winnipegpolicecauseharm.org
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics), Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2023, by municipality Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530275/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-municipality/?ref=winnipegpolicecauseharm.org (last visited November 09, 2024)
Number of police officers per 100,000 population in Canada in 2023, by municipality [Graph], StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics), March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530275/rate-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-municipality/?ref=winnipegpolicecauseharm.org
