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| 2 | municipal police services serving a population of 100,000 or more, canada, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | municipal police services | 2015 population | police officers |  |  | hires | departures | net gain or loss: hirings and departures | police officers eligible to retire |
| 4 |  |  | 2016 number of police officers | 2016 police officers per 100,000 population | percentage change from previous year |  |  |  |  |
| 5 |  | number |  | rate | percent | number |  |  | percent |
| 6 | toronto, ont | 2,826,498 | 5,366 | 190 | -1.9 | 70 | 151 | -81 | 6.5 |
| 7 | montreal, que | 1,999,795 | 4,583 | 229 | -1.9 | 234 | 249 | -15 | 16.3 |
| 8 | peel region (mississauga/brampton), ont | 1,373,033 | 1,967 | 143 | -0.7 | 90 | 71 | 19 | 4.1 |
| 9 | calgary, alta | 1,293,023 | 2,172 | 168 | -1.1 | 90 | 50 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 10 | york region (markham/vaughan), ont | 1,139,738 | 1,598 | 140 | 2.6 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 3.9 |
| 11 | ottawa, ont | 956,710 | 1,239 | 130 | -3.6 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 4.2 |
| 12 | edmonton, alta | 950,421 | 1,739 | 183 | 2.2 | 115 | 77 | 38 | 7.5 |
| 13 | winnipeg, man | 718,357 | 1,416 | 197 | -1.7 | 2 | 48 | -46 | 25.4 |
| 14 | durham region (oshawa/whitby/ajax), ont | 661,190 | 861 | 130 | -1.8 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 8.4 |
| 15 | vancouver, b.c | 658,198 | 1,292 | 196 | -0.2 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 7.9 |
| 16 | quebec, que | 578,749 | 771 | 133 | 7.5 | 68 | 13 | 55 | 1.4 |
| 17 | halton region (oakville/burlington), ont | 559,213 | 690 | 123 | 0.9 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2.6 |
| 18 | hamilton, ont | 556,359 | 840 | 151 | -0.1 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 19.0 |
| 19 | waterloo region (kitchener), ont | 542,511 | 767 | 141 | -0.7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 0.9 |
| 20 | surrey, b.c | 505,359 | 730 | 144 | 12.6 | 119 | 9 | 110 | 6.0 |
| 21 | niagara region (st. catharines), ont | 449,098 | 706 | 157 | -0.8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 6.9 |
| 22 | laval, que | 425,225 | 600 | 141 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 10.8 |
| 23 | longueuil, que | 421,342 | 565 | 134 | -1.0 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 2.8 |
| 24 | london, ont | 391,925 | 582 | 148 | -2.5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 4.1 |
| 25 | gatineau, que | 278,780 | 395 | 142 | -1.0 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3.8 |
| 26 | saskatoon, sask | 258,068 | 453 | 176 | -0.9 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10.2 |
| 27 | burnaby, b.c | 242,412 | 281 | 116 | -1.2 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 7.8 |
| 28 | halifax, n.s | 233,874 | 512 | 219 | 0.3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6.3 |
| 29 | windsor, ont | 219,335 | 429 | 196 | -1.8 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 0.0 |
| 30 | regina, sask | 219,279 | 393 | 179 | -0.1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 31 | richmond, b.c | 205,983 | 200 | 97 | 0.3 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 32 | st. john's, n.l | 205,776 | 342 | 166 | 4.6 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 28.4 |
| 33 | richelieu saint-laurent, que | 202,732 | 212 | 105 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0.0 |
| 34 | sherbrooke, que | 164,666 | 203 | 123 | -1.1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2.0 |
| 35 | greater sudbury, ont | 164,266 | 264 | 161 | 3.4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3.8 |
| 36 | barrie, ont | 148,134 | 237 | 160 | -1.6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1.3 |
| 37 | saguenay, que | 147,976 | 178 | 120 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2.2 |
| 38 | abbotsford, b.c | 144,949 | 212 | 146 | -2.1 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 1.9 |
| 39 | levis, que | 144,040 | 153 | 106 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13.1 |
| 40 | terrebonne, que | 138,422 | 166 | 120 | 9.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 41 | coquitlam, b.c | 136,717 | 167 | 122 | 14.8 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 10.2 |
| 42 | trois-rivieres, que | 135,374 | 157 | 116 | -2.3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 43 | kingston, ont | 130,490 | 201 | 154 | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 44 | guelph, ont | 130,440 | 193 | 148 | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10.9 |
| 45 | kelowna, b.c | 128,924 | 178 | 138 | 2.1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12.4 |
| 46 | codiac region (moncton), n.b | 117,287 | 147 | 125 | -2.3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 21.8 |
| 47 | thunder bay, ont | 116,311 | 232 | 199 | 4.4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5.2 |
| 48 | saanich, b.c | 115,609 | 158 | 137 | 0.3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 49 | langley township, b.c | 112,909 | 139 | 123 | 6.5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7.9 |
| 50 | delta, b.c | 108,754 | 155 | 143 | -12.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 51 | chatham-kent, ont | 105,322 | 159 | 151 | -1.1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 8.2 |
| 52 | roussillon region, que | 105,168 | 115 | 109 | 0.9 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 7.0 |
| 53 | red deer, alta | 103,232 | 164 | 159 | 8.3 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 7.3 |
| 54 | victoria, b.c | 102,973 | 243 | 236 | -1.0 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 21.4 |
| 55 | lethbridge region, alta | 100,995 | 161 | 159 | -5.9 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 10.6 |

Question: across the country in 2016,how many stand-alone municipal police services which served a population greater than 100,000?
Answer: 50

Question: of these services, how many municipal police services saw an increase in their rate of police strength from 2015 to 2016?
Answer: 17

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

Question: of these services, how many municipal police services reported no notable change of strength from 2015 to 2016?
Answer: 9

Question: how much percentage points does the municipalities coquitlam, british columbia in police strength?
Answer: 14.8

Question: how much percentage points does the municipalities surrey, british columbia increases in police strength?
Answer: 12.6

Question: how much percentage points does the municipalities terrebonne, quebec in police strength?
Answer: 9.2

Question: among the 50 municipal services, which city reported the largest decrease in rate of strength?
Answer: delta, b.c

Question: what is the percentage of the municipality of delta, located in british columbia, reported declining?
Answer: 12.5

Question: how many police officers per 100,000 population has in victoria, british columbia?
Answer: 236

Question: how many police officers per 100,000 population has in montreal, quebec?
Answer: 229

Question: how many police officers per 100,000 population has in halifax, nova scotia?
Answer: 219

Question: how many police officers per 100,000 population has in british columbia's municipality of richmond?
Answer: 97

Question: how many police officers per 100,000 population has in richelieu saint-laurent,quebec?
Answer: 105

Question: how many police officers per 100,000 population has in levis,quebec?
Answer: 106