Table:
municipal police services
2018 population
police officers
hires
departures
net gain or loss: hiring and departures
police officers eligible to retire

2019 number of police officers
2019 police officers per 100,000 population
percentage change from previous year
2019 percentage of female officers

number
rate
percent
number
percent

toronto police service, ont
2,956,024
4,790
162
-3
19
214
294
-80
9

montreal police service, que
2,029,374
4,295
212
-5
33
139
172
-33
13

peel regional police service, ont
1,404,628
2,022
144
1
19
116
74
42
3

calgary police service, alta
1,311,833
2,123
162
6
27
68
64
4
0

york regional police, ont
1,150,672
1,543
134
3
20
131
75
56
5

ottawa police service, ont
1,007,501
1,223
121
-1
22
71
47
24
6

edmonton police service, alta
1,004,947
1,885
188
0
20
91
70
21
7

winnipeg police service, man
753,674
1,405
186
2
16
22
41
-19
8

durham regional police service, ont
683,604
904
132
3
20
61
41
20
7

vancouver police department, b.c
678,308
1,330
196
-1
26
37
48
-11
9

halton regional police service, ont
580,014
714
123
5
22
50
34
16
6

waterloo regional police service, ont
579,145
757
131
-1
22
31
37
-6
8

quebec city police service, que
578,781
719
124
-1
27
34
24
10
3

surrey, b.c
568,158
798
140
2
21
69
23
46
6

hamilton police service, ont
567,979
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

niagara regional police service, ont
472,448
720
152
2
17
38
21
17
7

laval police service, que
432,858
586
135
1
31
0
24
-24
9

longueuil police service, que
421,842
611
145
0
35
20
35
-15
6

london police service, ont
414,959
590
142
-3
22
19
26
-7
7

gatineau police service, que
282,596
393
139
-1
23
44
8
36
3

saskatoon police service, sask
268,188
465
173
0
23
5
8
-3
8

halifax regional police, n.s
253,841
530
209
-1
20
15
13
2
11

burnaby, b.c
248,071
292
118
1
22
27
4
23
9

regina police service, sask
233,170
397
170
-1
24
7
12
-5
3

windsor police service, ont
229,787
471
205
11
17
55
24
31
8

richmond, b.c
209,838
245
117
7
21
34
2
32
7

richelieu-saint-laurent police service, que
209,246
214
102
2
26
44
46
-2
6

st. john's, n.l
208,289
335
161
3
30
43
15
28
16

greater sudbury police service, ont
168,141
261
155
0
18
10
4
6
7

sherbrooke police service, que
166,863
209
125
3
24
18
8
10
8

langley township, b.c
156,931
208
133
2
26
18
5
13
10

abbotsford police department, b.c
153,866
214
139
3
19
20
9
11
5

coquitlam, b.c
149,450
171
114
4
27
17
7
10
9

saguenay police service, que
148,053
187
126
0
22
0
6
-6
7

barrie police service, ont
147,685
240
163
3
18
8
11
-3
3

levis police service, que
146,080
155
106
0
24
6
6
0
12

guelph police service, ont
140,683
201
143
2
21
11
8
3
11

terrebonne police service, que
140,301
171
122
1
29
17
17
0
1

kelowna, b.c
138,513
196
142
2
26
9
4
5
10

trois-rivieres police service, que
136,857
161
118
3
22
10
6
4
2

kingston police service, ont
132,943
205
154
0
20
8
10
-2
13

codiac regional, n.b
122,988
143
116
0
19
7
8
-1
20

saanich police department, b.c
121,032
151
125
-4
21
5
8
-3
5

thunder bay police service, ont
118,253
242
205
8
16
5
13
-8
7

victoria police department, b.c
110,916
238
214
-1
25
14
15
-1
10

roussillon regional police service, que
110,144
115
104
0
28
12
17
-5
6

delta police department, b.c
109,674
159
145
-1
21
15
6
9
16

chatham-kent police service, ont
105,445
164
156
1
16
9
11
-2
9

brantford police service, ont
104,978
187
178
5
14
13
8
5
1

red deer, alta
104,493
173
166
-3
24
3
2
1
6

Statement: the largest increases in the rate of police strength were seen in windsor, ontario.
Question: where the largest increases in the rate of police strength were seen?
Answer: windsor police service, ont