Table:
municipal police services
2015 population
police officers
hires
departures
net gain or loss: hirings and departures
police officers eligible to retire

2016 number of police officers
2016 police officers per 100,000 population
percentage change from previous year

number
rate
percent
number
percent

toronto, ont
2,826,498
5,366
190
-1.9
70
151
-81
6.5

montreal, que
1,999,795
4,583
229
-1.9
234
249
-15
16.3

peel region (mississauga/brampton), ont
1,373,033
1,967
143
-0.7
90
71
19
4.1

calgary, alta
1,293,023
2,172
168
-1.1
90
50
40
0.0

york region (markham/vaughan), ont
1,139,738
1,598
140
2.6
48
31
17
3.9

ottawa, ont
956,710
1,239
130
-3.6
46
27
19
4.2

edmonton, alta
950,421
1,739
183
2.2
115
77
38
7.5

winnipeg, man
718,357
1,416
197
-1.7
2
48
-46
25.4

durham region (oshawa/whitby/ajax), ont
661,190
861
130
-1.8
13
27
-14
8.4

vancouver, b.c
658,198
1,292
196
-0.2
54
63
-9
7.9

quebec, que
578,749
771
133
7.5
68
13
55
1.4

halton region (oakville/burlington), ont
559,213
690
123
0.9
30
16
14
2.6

hamilton, ont
556,359
840
151
-0.1
37
38
-1
19.0

waterloo region (kitchener), ont
542,511
767
141
-0.7
23
25
-2
0.9

surrey, b.c
505,359
730
144
12.6
119
9
110
6.0

niagara region (st. catharines), ont
449,098
706
157
-0.8
20
27
-7
6.9

laval, que
425,225
600
141
5.0
0
15
-15
10.8

longueuil, que
421,342
565
134
-1.0
9
15
-6
2.8

london, ont
391,925
582
148
-2.5
9
18
-9
4.1

gatineau, que
278,780
395
142
-1.0
8
10
-2
3.8

saskatoon, sask
258,068
453
176
-0.9
18
11
7
10.2

burnaby, b.c
242,412
281
116
-1.2
26
5
21
7.8

halifax, n.s
233,874
512
219
0.3
28
17
11
6.3

windsor, ont
219,335
429
196
-1.8
10
17
-7
0.0

regina, sask
219,279
393
179
-0.1
14
10
4
2.5

richmond, b.c
205,983
200
97
0.3
14
4
10
7.5

st. john's, n.l
205,776
342
166
4.6
32
14
18
28.4

richelieu saint-laurent, que
202,732
212
105
0.1
0
6
-6
0.0

sherbrooke, que
164,666
203
123
-1.1
2
4
-2
2.0

greater sudbury, ont
164,266
264
161
3.4
18
17
1
3.8

barrie, ont
148,134
237
160
-1.6
8
1
7
1.3

saguenay, que
147,976
178
120
0.2
0
2
-2
2.2

abbotsford, b.c
144,949
212
146
-2.1
5
12
-7
1.9

levis, que
144,040
153
106
2.0
7
4
3
13.1

terrebonne, que
138,422
166
120
9.2
3
3
0
1.2

coquitlam, b.c
136,717
167
122
14.8
23
7
16
10.2

trois-rivieres, que
135,374
157
116
-2.3
8
7
1
1.9

kingston, ont
130,490
201
154
4.0
9
7
2
2.5

guelph, ont
130,440
193
148
0.2
5
5
0
10.9

kelowna, b.c
128,924
178
138
2.1
8
1
7
12.4

codiac region (moncton), n.b
117,287
147
125
-2.3
1
9
-8
21.8

thunder bay, ont
116,311
232
199
4.4
9
6
3
5.2

saanich, b.c
115,609
158
137
0.3
10
8
2
3.2

langley township, b.c
112,909
139
123
6.5
10
3
7
7.9

delta, b.c
108,754
155
143
-12.5
8
5
3
0.0

chatham-kent, ont
105,322
159
151
-1.1
0
5
-5
8.2

roussillon region, que
105,168
115
109
0.9
3
8
-5
7.0

red deer, alta
103,232
164
159
8.3
25
7
18
7.3

victoria, b.c
102,973
243
236
-1.0
11
13
-2
21.4

lethbridge region, alta
100,995
161
159
-5.9
1
4
-3
10.6

Statement: of these services,24 saw a decrease in strength from 2015 to 2016.
Question: of these services, how many municipal police services saw an decrease in their rate of police strength from 2015 to 2016?
Answer: [24]