This statistic shows the total number of personnel in police service in Canada from 1990 to 2022. In 2022, there were 103,282 people employed in the police service in Canada.
Number of total personnel in police service in Canada from 1990 to 2022
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Staffing
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- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in Canada 2000-2022, by gender
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StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (March 27, 2023). Number of total personnel in police service in Canada from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/436119/number-of-total-personnel-in-canada/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). "Number of total personnel in police service in Canada from 1990 to 2022." Chart. March 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436119/number-of-total-personnel-in-canada/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (2023). Number of total personnel in police service in Canada from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436119/number-of-total-personnel-in-canada/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). "Number of Total Personnel in Police Service in Canada from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436119/number-of-total-personnel-in-canada/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics), Number of total personnel in police service in Canada from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436119/number-of-total-personnel-in-canada/ (last visited May 27, 2024)
Number of total personnel in police service in Canada from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics), March 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/436119/number-of-total-personnel-in-canada/