This statistic shows the number of police personnel per 100,000 residents in Canada and the US from 2003 to 2017. In 2017, there were 187.9 and 206.2 police personnel per 100,000 residents in Canada and the US respectively.
Total police personnel per 100,000 residents in Canada and the U.S. from 2003 to 2017
The term police personnel is defined here as publicly employed personnel responsible for the detection, investigation, and prevention of crime and apprehension of suspects. Support staff is excluded from this data.
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Values calculated by Statista based using the United Nations World Population Prospects available here.
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UNODC. (June 27, 2019). Total police personnel per 100,000 residents in Canada and the U.S. from 2003 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529925/police-personnel-rate-in-canada-and-us/
UNODC. "Total police personnel per 100,000 residents in Canada and the U.S. from 2003 to 2017." Chart. June 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529925/police-personnel-rate-in-canada-and-us/
UNODC. (2019). Total police personnel per 100,000 residents in Canada and the U.S. from 2003 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529925/police-personnel-rate-in-canada-and-us/
UNODC. "Total Police Personnel per 100,000 Residents in Canada and The U.S. from 2003 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529925/police-personnel-rate-in-canada-and-us/
UNODC, Total police personnel per 100,000 residents in Canada and the U.S. from 2003 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529925/police-personnel-rate-in-canada-and-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Total police personnel per 100,000 residents in Canada and the U.S. from 2003 to 2017 [Graph], UNODC, June 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/529925/police-personnel-rate-in-canada-and-us/
