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| 2 | municipal police services serving a population of 100,000 or more, canada, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | municipal police services | 2016 population | police officers |  |  |  | hires | departures | net gain or loss: hirings and departures | police officers eligible to retire |
| 4 |  |  | 2017 number of police officers | 2017 police officers per 100,000 population | percentage change from previous year | 2017 percentage of female officers |  |  |  |  |
| 5 |  | number |  | rate | percent |  | number |  |  | percent |
| 6 | toronto, ont | 2,876,095 | 5,190 | 180 | -4.9 | 19.1 | 26 | 171 | -145 | 7.1 |
| 7 | montreal, que | 2,014,221 | 4,596 | 228 | -0.9 | 32.1 | 180 | 220 | -40 | 16.3 |
| 8 | peel region (mississauga/brampton), ont | 1,404,431 | 1,973 | 140 | -2.0 | 18.3 | 100 | 74 | 26 | 4.5 |
| 9 | calgary, alta | 1,318,817 | 2,215 | 168 | -0.4 | 18.5 | 128 | 55 | 73 | 0.0 |
| 10 | york region (markham/vaughan),ont | 1,157,419 | 1,586 | 137 | -2.4 | 19.0 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 5.3 |
| 11 | ottawa, ont | 973,481 | 1,242 | 128 | -1.5 | 22.6 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 5.8 |
| 12 | edmonton, alta | 969,068 | 1,775 | 183 | -0.2 | 18.9 | 134 | 65 | 69 | 8.5 |
| 13 | winnipeg, man | 735,552 | 1,409 | 192 | -2.6 | 15.6 | 2 | 43 | -41 | 25.8 |
| 14 | durham region (oshawa/whitby/ajax), ont | 671,839 | 854 | 127 | -2.3 | 19.8 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 2.7 |
| 15 | vancouver, b.c | 670,718 | 1,313 | 196 | 0.0 | 25.3 | 73 | 34 | 39 | 8.4 |
| 16 | quebec, que | 575,398 | 757 | 132 | -2.3 | 27.2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 2.6 |
| 17 | halton region (oakville/burlington), ont | 569,591 | 686 | 120 | -2.5 | 20.7 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2.2 |
| 18 | hamilton, ont | 561,022 | 835 | 149 | -1.7 | 23.8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 15.7 |
| 19 | waterloo region (kitchener), ont | 548,936 | 776 | 141 | -0.1 | 21.6 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0.6 |
| 20 | surrey, b.c | 514,522 | 732 | 142 | -1.3 | 18.4 | 72 | 19 | 53 | 5.9 |
| 21 | niagara region (st. catharines), ont | 453,817 | 706 | 156 | -0.8 | 16.6 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6.8 |
| 22 | laval, que | 429,413 | 611 | 142 | 0.9 | 30.0 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12.3 |
| 23 | longueuil, que | 423,525 | 568 | 134 | -0.4 | 34.7 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 3.5 |
| 24 | london, ont | 397,493 | 605 | 152 | 2.5 | 20.3 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 3.6 |
| 25 | gatineau, que | 281,392 | 393 | 140 | -1.7 | 22.6 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 4.3 |
| 26 | saskatoon, sask | 266,064 | 460 | 173 | -1.4 | 23.0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10.7 |
| 27 | burnaby, b.c | 246,987 | 290 | 117 | 1.5 | 23.4 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 7.6 |
| 28 | halifax, n.s | 238,467 | 531 | 223 | 1.7 | 19.0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2.3 |
| 29 | regina, sask | 223,637 | 397 | 178 | -1.2 | 24.9 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 2.5 |
| 30 | windsor, ont | 221,862 | 428 | 193 | -1.2 | 15.9 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4.0 |
| 31 | richmond, b.c | 209,738 | 206 | 98 | 1.3 | 18.4 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 7.3 |
| 32 | st. john's, n.l | 207,695 | 341 | 164 | -1.2 | 28.7 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 24.0 |
| 33 | richelieu saint-laurent, que | 205,564 | 212 | 103 | -0.8 | 23.1 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0.0 |
| 34 | greater sudbury, ont | 165,154 | 264 | 160 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4.5 |
| 35 | sherbrooke, que | 164,538 | 200 | 122 | -2.6 | 23.5 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1.5 |
| 36 | barrie, ont | 150,443 | 239 | 159 | -0.6 | 15.9 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2.5 |
| 37 | saguenay, que | 147,543 | 178 | 121 | 0.2 | 24.2 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 3.4 |
| 38 | abbotsford, b.c | 146,498 | 203 | 139 | -5.6 | 18.2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 39 | levis, que | 144,918 | 155 | 107 | 0.4 | 21.3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 40 | terrebonne, que | 139,818 | 169 | 121 | 0.7 | 27.2 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 3.0 |
| 41 | coquitlam, b.c | 139,055 | 163 | 117 | -3.9 | 26.4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8.6 |
| 42 | trois-rivieres, que | 136,168 | 157 | 115 | -0.5 | 19.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43 | guelph, ont | 132,350 | 194 | 147 | -0.8 | 22.7 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 7.7 |
| 44 | kingston, ont | 131,746 | 203 | 154 | -0.1 | 18.7 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3.4 |
| 45 | kelowna, b.c | 129,512 | 173 | 134 | -4.3 | 31.8 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9.8 |
| 46 | codiac region (moncton), n.b | 118,122 | 134 | 113 | -9.8 | 18.7 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 17.2 |
| 47 | saanich, b.c | 117,285 | 158 | 135 | -1.2 | 24.7 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5.1 |
| 48 | thunder bay, ont | 115,740 | 228 | 197 | -1.3 | 16.7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 49 | langley township, b.c | 114,940 | 139 | 121 | -1.6 | 25.2 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8.6 |
| 50 | delta, b.c | 110,730 | 168 | 152 | 6.6 | 22.6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3.0 |
| 51 | roussillon region, que | 105,835 | 115 | 109 | -1.0 | 25.2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1.7 |
| 52 | chatham-kent, ont | 104,859 | 155 | 148 | -2.3 | 13.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 53 | victoria, b.c | 104,777 | 244 | 233 | -0.9 | 25.4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6.1 |
| 54 | red deer, alta | 103,690 | 172 | 166 | 3.7 | 22.7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 55 | brantford, ont | 100,791 | 173 | 172 | 0.1 | 15.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 |

Question: which municipalities were seen the largest increases in the rates of police strength in 2016?
Answer: delta, b.c

Question: how many did the rate of police strength in delta, british columbia increase in 2016?
Answer: 6.6

Question: how many did the rate of police strength in red deer, alberta increase in 2016?
Answer: 3.7

Question: how many did the rate of police strength in london, ontario increase in 2016?
Answer: 2.5

Question: which municipalities were reported the largest decreases in rate of police strength i 2016?
Answer: codiac region (moncton), n.b

Question: how many did the rate of police strength in codiac region, new brunswick increase in 2016?
Answer: -9.8

Question: how many did the rate of police strength in abbotsford, british columbia increase in 2016?
Answer: -5.6

Question: how many did the rate of police strength in toronto, ontario increase in 2016?
Answer: -4.9

Question: among these 50 police services, what were the 10 ones with the highest rates of police strength in 2017?
Answer: victoria, b.c, montreal, que, halifax, n.s, thunder bay, ont, vancouver, b.c, windsor, ont, winnipeg, man, edmonton, alta, toronto, ont, regina, sask

Question: what was the rate of police strength in victoria in 2017?
Answer: 233

Question: what was the rate of police strength in montreal in 2017?
Answer: 228

Question: what was the rate of police strength in halifax in 2017?
Answer: 223

Question: what was the rate of police strength in thunder bay in 2017?
Answer: 197

Question: what was the rate of police strength in vancouver in 2017?
Answer: 196

Question: what was the rate of police strength in winsor in 2017?
Answer: 193

Question: what was the rate of police strength in winnipeg in 2017?
Answer: 192

Question: what was the rate of police strength in edmonton in 2017?
Answer: 183

Question: what was the rate of police strength in toronto in 2017?
Answer: 180

Question: what was the rate of police strength in regina in 2017?
Answer: 178

Question: for the third consecutive year, which municipality was observed the lowest rates of police strength?
Answer: richmond, b.c

Question: for the third consecutive year, what was the rate of police strength in british columbia's municipality of richmond?
Answer: 98

Question: for the third consecutive year, what was the rate of police strength in quebec's municipality of richelieu saint-laurent?
Answer: 103

Question: for the third consecutive year, what was the rate of police strength in quebec's municipality of levis?
Answer: 107