Police officers and personnel by province and territory

Name: Police officers and personnel by province and territory (Canada)
Creator: Statistics Canada
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Police officers per 100,000 population, number of police officers and civilian personnel, women as a share of officers (derived), and Criminal Code incidents per officer, from the Police Administration Survey (actual strength on May 15 of the reference year; the survey has been biennial since 2023). The Canada row includes RCMP headquarters and training staff not assigned to a province. Territory rates per 100,000 are much higher than provincial ones and, because their populations are small, can change a lot from year to year.

Reference period: 2025
Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0076-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).

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Police officers per 100,000 population, 2025, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Police officers per 100,000 population. Highest: Northwest Territories (427); lowest: Prince Edward Island (141); national value 180. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.

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Canada	180.3	75,107	38,303	23	31.2
Newfoundland and Labrador	158.2	870	370	26.2	47.7
Prince Edward Island	141.2	258	100	17.1	41.3
Nova Scotia	173.9	1,901	768	19.4	34.7
New Brunswick	159.1	1,384	873	18.3	37.9
Quebec	194.9	17,657	5,609	29.9	19.1
Ontario	177.7	28,888	14,410	20.4	24.9
Manitoba	174.8	2,640	1,319	16.6	57.5
Saskatchewan	191.2	2,423	1,241	21.3	64.5
Alberta	162.5	8,172	3,725	21.4	44
British Columbia	160.6	9,151	3,333	21.8	42.7
Yukon	319	154	60	20.1	66.4
Northwest Territories	426.6	196	76	21.4	123.7
Nunavut	365.8	153	32	24.8	146

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0076-01: Police personnel and selected crime statistics. Reference period: 2025.

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Source agency: Statistics Canada
Dataset: Table 35-10-0076-01
Table: Police officers and personnel by province and territory
Data last updated: 2026-11-03
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Police officers and personnel by province and territory (Canada, 2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0076-01. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-police-personnel/