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| 2 | police officers by level of policing, by province and territory, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | province and territory | 2019 population | municipal police services | provincial police services | royal canadian mounted police |  | total police officers | police officers per 100,000 population | percentage change in rate |  |
| 4 |  |  |  |  | contract policing | federal and other policing |  |  | 2018 to 2019 | 2009 to 2019 |
| 5 |  | number |  |  |  |  |  | rate | percent |  |
| 6 | newfoundland and labrador | 521,542 | .. | 400 | 427 | 75 | 902 | 173 | 1.0 | -2.5 |
| 7 | prince edward island | 156,947 | 97 | .. | 96 | 22 | 215 | 137 | -2.8 | -18.3 |
| 8 | nova scotia | 971,395 | 885 | .. | 846 | 121 | 1,852 | 191 | -1.6 | -4.7 |
| 9 | new brunswick | 776,827 | 433 | .. | 703 | 115 | 1,251 | 161 | 1.0 | -11.5 |
| 10 | quebec | 8,484,965 | 9,303 | 5,433 | .. | 886 | 15,622 | 184 | -2.6 | -7.0 |
| 11 | ontario | 14,566,547 | 17,989 | 5,602 | .. | 1,749 | 25,340 | 174 | -1.7 | -11.5 |
| 12 | manitoba | 1,369,465 | 1,579 | .. | 913 | 129 | 2,621 | 191 | 1.5 | -7.4 |
| 13 | saskatchewan | 1,174,462 | 1,079 | .. | 1,171 | 130 | 2,380 | 203 | 1.9 | -1.8 |
| 14 | alberta | 4,371,316 | 4,410 | .. | 2,877 | 401 | 7,687 | 176 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| 15 | british columbia | 5,071,336 | 2,553 | .. | 5,972 | 765 | 9,290 | 183 | -0.9 | -6.3 |
| 16 | yukon | 40,854 | .. | .. | 120 | 11 | 131 | 321 | -1.3 | -11.3 |
| 17 | northwest territories | 44,826 | .. | .. | 175 | 19 | 194 | 433 | 4.9 | -4.7 |
| 18 | nunavut | 38,780 | .. | .. | 121 | 14 | 135 | 348 | -2.4 | -9.2 |
| 19 | provincial and territorial total | 37,589,262 | 38,326 | 11,435 | 13,421 | 4,437 | 67,618 | 180 | -1.2 | -7.5 |
| 20 | royal canadian mounted police operation and corporate headquarters | .. | .. | .. | .. | 849 | 849 | .. | .. | .. |
| 21 | royal canadian mounted police training academy depot division and forensic labs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 252 | 252 | .. | .. | .. |
| 22 | canada | 37,589,262 | 38,326 | 11,435 | 13,421 | 5,537 | 68,718 | 183 | -1.1 | -8.6 |

Question: what is the provincial and territorial rate of police strength presented by police officers per 100,000 population?
Answer: 180

Question: what was the rate of police strength in prince edward island presented by officers per 100,000?
Answer: 137

Question: what was the rate of police strength in saskatchewan presented by officers per 100,000?
Answer: 203

Question: which province had the lowest rate of police strength?
Answer: prince edward island

Question: which province had the highest rate of police strength?
Answer: saskatchewan