This statistic shows the number of police officers in Canada in 2023, distinguished by province. In 2023, Ontario had the highest number of police officers at 26,704.
Number of police officers in Canada in 2023, by province or territory
* Excludes personnel from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters. ** Excludes personnel from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Academy. Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not have any municipal or territorial police services. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the sole police force in the territories.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Police personnel and selected crime statistics, 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (March 26, 2024). Number of police officers in Canada in 2023, by province or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530608/number-of-police-officers-in-canada-by-province/
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