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By Gerry Wickstead
Comparing Police Resources
Total Municipal and Provincial Expenditures on Policing, 1995
(Does not include Federal Contributions)
Source: Statistics Canada – Catalogue No. 85-225-XIE Page 20
Only expenditures for municipal and provincial/territorial policing are included as the provinces/territories are not responsible for federal policing and other RCMP administrative expenditures.
|
Province Territory Population |
Reported Crime (1995) |
Municipal Expenditures |
Provincial Expenditures |
Total Police Expenditures |
Policing Per Capita Cost |
|
British Columbia 3,762,900 |
559,820 |
$366,492,000 |
$115,630,000 |
$482,122,000 |
$128 |
|
Quebec 7,343,200 |
552,646 |
$855,153,000 |
$458,258,000 |
$1,313,411,000 |
$179 |
|
Ontario 11,097,500 |
996,414 |
$1,428,850,000 |
$442,000,000 |
1,870,850,000 |
$169 |
|
Alberta 2,752,100 |
269,965 |
$286,665,000 |
$77,486,000 |
$364,151,000 |
$132 |
|
Saskatchewan 1,016,600 |
131,663 |
$84,809,000 |
$58,625,000 |
$143,434,000 |
$141 |
|
Manitoba 1,136,800 |
134,264 |
$115,091,000 |
$46,245,000 |
$161,336,000 |
$142 |
|
Newfoundland 576,6000 |
34,792 |
… |
$59,195,000 |
$59,195,000 |
$103 |
|
P. E. I. 135,600 |
11,018 |
$6,241,000 |
$6,912,000 |
$13,153,000 |
$97 |
|
Nova Scotia 937,800 |
81,799 |
$58,470,000 |
$46,926,000 |
$92,442,000 |
$112 |
|
New Brunswick 760,200 |
59,388 |
$58,583,000 |
$33,859,000 |
$92,442,000 |
$122 |
|
Yukon 30,300 |
6,863 |
… |
$9,209,000 |
$9,209,000 |
$304 |
|
NW Territories 65,800 |
17,152 |
… |
$27,161,000 |
$27,161,000 |
$413 |
|
CANADA Total 29,615,300 |
2,921,188 |
$3,260,354,000 |
$1,381,506,000 |
$4,641,860,000 |
$157 |
Expenditure figures represent gross operating expenditures and include costs that are paid from police department budgets and benefits paid from other sources. Revenues, recoveries and capital expenditures are excluded.
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source: Police Administration Annual Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
Total Municipal and Provincial Expenditures on Policing, 1995
Including Federal Contributions to Policing
Source: Statistics Canada – Catalogue No. 85-225-XIE Pages 21-23 Tables 8,9, and 10
This Table also includes the federal portion of RCMP municipal and provincial contracts.
|
Province/ Territory |
Total Municipal and Provincial Policing Cost |
Federal and other RCMP Policing Costs |
TOTAL expenditures |
Per capita Spending on Policing |
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|
Federal Portion of Contracts |
Federal Policing Costs |
Other RCMP expenditures |
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|
British Columbia 3,762,900 |
$482,122,000 |
$70,730,000 |
$68,091,000 |
$3,198,000 |
$624,142,000 |
$165.87 |
|
Quebec 7,343,200 |
$1,313,411,000 |
… |
$120,484,000 |
$6,079,000 |
$1,439,974,000 |
$196.10 |
|
Ontario 11,097,500 |
$1,870,850,000 |
… |
$228,747,000 |
$38,077,000 |
$2,137,674,000 |
$192.63 |
|
Alberta 2,752,100 |
$364,151,000 |
$44,982,000 |
$36,253,000 |
$11,648,000 |
$457,035,000 |
$166.07 |
|
Saskatchewan 1,016,600 |
$143,434,000 |
$29,910,000 |
$15,529,000 |
$2,881,000 |
$191,753,000 |
$188.62 |
|
Manitoba 1,136,800 |
$161,336,000 |
$24,934,000 |
$20,506,000 |
$4,143,000 |
$210,919,000 |
$185.54 |
|
Newfoundland 576,6000 |
$59,195,000 |
$16,444,000 |
$12,578,000 |
$3,270,000 |
$91,487,000 |
$158.67 |
|
P. E. I . 135,600 |
$13,153,000 |
$3,224,000 |
$2,095,000 |
$1,630,000 |
$20,102,000 |
$148.24 |
|
Nova Scotia 937,800 |
$105,396,000 |
$21,937,000 |
$21,228,000 |
$2,579,000 |
$151,139,000 |
$161.16 |
|
New Brunswick 760,200 |
$92,422,000 |
$16,826,000 |
$12,466,000 |
$1,378,000 |
$123,113,000 |
$161.95 |
|
Yukon 30,300 |
$9,209,000 |
$4,373,000 |
$2,619,000 |
$528,000 |
$16,729,000 |
$552.11 |
|
NE Territories 65,800 |
$27,161,000 |
$13,075,000 |
$3,002,000 |
$945,000 |
$44,183,000 |
$671.47 |
|
CANADA Total 29,615,300 |
$4,641,860,000 |
$246,435,000 |
$671,011,000 |
$248,433,000 |
$5,807,739,000 |
$196.11 |
In 1995, British Columbia was $30.24 below the Canadian National Average for Total Per Capita Spending on Policing. If British Columbia matched the Canadian National Average then the Province would have had an additional $113,790,090.00 to invest in Policing.
British Columbia versus Quebec
Since 1993 the province of British Columbia has reported more annual crime than the province of Quebec.
Quebec has over 3 million more residents and over 7,000 more police officers than BC.
BC would need to hire 871 more police officers to match Quebec’s police per capita ratio
The Federal Government has given Quebec an additional Federal prison capacity of 1,789 jail beds
|
YEAR |
BRITISH COLUMBIA Population: 4,146,580 (2003) 7,106 police (2003) rate 171 police per 100,000 pop Provincial Prison capacity 2,725 (2001) Average daily inmate count 2,202 inmates (2002) Federal Prison capacity 1,806 (2002) Average daily inmate count 1,799 inmate (2002) |
QUEBEC Population:7,487,169 (2003) 14,368 police (2003) rate 192 police per 100,000 pop Provincial Prison capacity 3,253 (2001) Average daily inmate count 3,531 (2002) Federal Prison capacity 3,595 (2002) Average daily inmate count 3,304 inmate (2002) |
|
|
British Columbia Annual Reported Crimes |
Quebec Annual Reported Crimes |
|
2003 |
558,182 |
530,395 |
|
2002 |
522,663 |
476,543 |
|
2001 |
514,358 |
484,487 |
|
2000 |
499,491 |
491,378 |
|
1999 |
507,031 |
485,101 |
|
1998 |
525,988 |
523,269 |
|
1997 |
538,603 |
530,473 |
|
1996 |
569,976 |
549,394 |
|
1995 |
559,820 |
552,646 |
|
1994 |
613,090 |
544,143 |
|
1993 |
607,102 |
578,365 |
|
1992 |
614,129 |
620,297 |
|
1991 |
601,866 |
626,084 |
Source: Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 85-205 (2000)
|
|
BRITISH COLUMBIA Population (4,063,760) 6,708 police officers 165 police per 100,000 pop. |
QUEBEC Population (7,372,448) 13,835 police officers 188 police per 100,000 pop. |
Categories where British Columbia had a greater number of Reported Incidents |
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|
Most Serious Offence |
Reported Incidents |
Rate |
Cleared by charge |
Reported Incidents |
Rate |
Cleared by charge |
|
|
1st degree murder |
41 |
1 |
18 |
108 |
1 |
48 |
|
|
2nd degree murder |
6 |
1 |
26 |
25 |
- |
20 |
BC > 11 |
|
Attempted murder |
90 |
2 |
63 |
289 |
4 |
189 |
|
|
Sexual Assault |
3,637 |
89 |
1,694 |
3,281 |
45 |
1,332 |
BC > 356 |
|
Non- sexual Assault |
41,578 |
1,023 |
17,965 |
40,231 |
546 |
20,777 |
BC > 1,347 |
|
Abduction |
104 |
3 |
27 |
94 |
1 |
40 |
BC > 10 |
|
Robbery |
4,877 |
120 |
1,232 |
7,642 |
104 |
2,234 |
|
|
VIOLENT CRIME |
50,819 |
1,251 |
21,296 |
52,911 |
718 |
25,071 |
|
|
Break and Enter |
51,839 |
1,276 |
3,344 |
79,984 |
1,085 |
7,198 |
|
|
Motor vehicle Theft |
29,266 |
720 |
1,166 |
42,458 |
576 |
2,911 |
|
|
Theft over $5,000 |
2,254 |
55 |
233 |
6,356 |
86 |
453 |
|
|
Theft under $5,000 |
158,548 |
3,902 |
14,614 |
120,085 |
1,629 |
14,086 |
BC > 38,463 |
|
Have stolen goods |
4,794 |
118 |
3,178 |
2,664 |
36 |
1,815 |
BC > 2,130 |
|
Fraud |
11,709 |
288 |
3,600 |
17,577 |
238 |
5,952 |
|
|
PROPERTY CRIMES |
258,410 |
6,359 |
26,135 |
269,124 |
3,650 |
32,415 |
|
|
Offensive Weapons |
3,261 |
80 |
989 |
1,150 |
16 |
735 |
BC > 2,111 |
|
Arson |
2,913 |
72 |
145 |
4,331 |
59 |
258 |
|
|
Bail violations |
6,588 |
162 |
6,900 |
7,169 |
97 |
6,088 |
|
|
Counterfeit currency |
9,974 |
245 |
124 |
15,081 |
205 |
134 |
|
|
Disturbing the peace |
25,552 |
629 |
538 |
700 |
9 |
307 |
BC > 24,852 |
|
Escape custody |
244 |
6 |
191 |
504 |
7 |
381 |
|
|
Indecent Acts |
1,224 |
30 |
147 |
1,226 |
17 |
319 |
|
|
Kidnapping |
202 |
5 |
113 |
755 |
10 |
423 |
|
|
Mischief |
57,156 |
1,406 |
2,076 |
54,605 |
741 |
3,804 |
BC > 2,551 |
|
OTHER CRIMES |
148,073 |
3,644 |
23,372 |
122,307 |
1,659 |
30,711 |
BC > 25,766 |
|
Heroin Possession |
412 |
10 |
165 |
40 |
1 |
31 |
BC > 372 |
|
Heroin Trafficking |
373 |
9 |
320 |
86 |
1 |
63 |
BC > 287 |
|
Heroin Importing |
8 |
- |
2 |
10 |
- |
2 |
|
|
Cocaine Possession |
1,630 |
40 |
628 |
1,013 |
14 |
722 |
BC > 617 |
|
Cocaine Trafficking |
1,836 |
45 |
1,474 |
2,369 |
32 |
2,070 |
|
|
Cocaine Importing |
50 |
1 |
5 |
112 |
2 |
22 |
|
|
Other Drugs Possession |
487 |
12 |
112 |
982 |
13 |
545 |
|
|
Other Drugs Trafficking |
293 |
7 |
154 |
919 |
12 |
445 |
|
|
Other Drugs Importing |
111 |
3 |
19 |
248 |
3 |
50 |
|
|
Cannabis possession |
10,873 |
268 |
1,592 |
7,946 |
108 |
4,334 |
BC > 2,927 |
|
Cannabis Trafficking |
1,712 |
42 |
1,016 |
2,799 |
38 |
1,970 |
|
|
Cannabis Importing |
117 |
3 |
12 |
92 |
1 |
20 |
BC > 25 |
|
Cultivation |
3,974 |
98 |
1,356 |
2,518 |
34 |
865 |
BC > 1,456 |
|
ALL CRIMINAL INCIDENTS |
499,491 |
12,291 |
89,412 |
491,378 |
6,665 |
117,741 |
BC > 8,113 |
|
BC Cleared 17.9% of Reported Crime with Charges (DOES NOT include Charges later dropped by BC Crown) |
Quebec Cleared 24% of Reported Crime with Charges (Numbers include Charges dropped by Quebec Crown) |
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Source: Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 85-205 (2000)
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|
BRITISH COLUMBIA Population (4,023,100) 6,725 police officers 167 police per 100,000 pop. |
QUEBEC Population (7,345,390) 13,732 police officers 187 police per 100,000 pop. |
Categories where British Columbia had a greater number of Reported Incidents |
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|
Most Serious Offence |
Reported Incidents |
Rate |
Cleared by charge |
Reported Incidents |
Rate |
Cleared by charge |
|
|
1st degree murder |
52 |
1 |
24 |
87 |
1 |
25 |
|
|
2nd degree murder |
42 |
1 |
33 |
38 |
1 |
34 |
BC > 4 |
|
Attempted murder |
83 |
2 |
68 |
281 |
4 |
188 |
|
|
Sexual Assault |
3,907 |
97 |
1,833 |
3,434 |
47 |
1,451 |
BC > 473 |
|
Non- sexual Assault |
41,358 |
1,028 |
17,927 |
35,637 |
485 |
19,927 |
BC > 5,721 |
|
Abduction |
78 |
2 |
29 |
90 |
1 |
36 |
|
|
Robbery |
5,611 |
139 |
1,417 |
8,287 |
113 |
2,315 |
|
|
VIOLENT CRIME |
51,637 |
1,284 |
21,627 |
48,934 |
666 |
24,398 |
BC > 2,703 |
|
Break and Enter |
58,026 |
1,442 |
3,749 |
84,972 |
1,157 |
7,924 |
|
|
Motor vehicle Theft |
29,731 |
739 |
1,276 |
43,068 |
586 |
3,138 |
|
|
Theft over $5,000 |
2,464 |
61 |
247 |
5,974 |
81 |
599 |
|
|
Theft under $5,000 |
163,832 |
4,072 |
16,351 |
118,355 |
1,611 |
14,563 |
BC > 45,477 |
|
Have stolen goods |
5,202 |
129 |
3,389 |
2,604 |
35 |
1,881 |
BC > 2,598 |
|
Fraud |
12,766 |
317 |
4,237 |
18,430 |
251 |
6,424 |
|
|
PROPERTY CRIMES |
272,021 |
6,761 |
29,249 |
273,403 |
3,722 |
34,529 |
|
|
Offensive Weapons |
3,438 |
85 |
1,095 |
1,136 |
15 |
714 |
BC > 2,302 |
|
Arson |
2,490 |
62 |
116 |
3,791 |
52 |
279 |
|
|
Bail violations |
7,142 |
178 |
7,799 |
6,646 |
90 |
5,710 |
BC > 496 |
|
Counterfeit currency |
7,356 |
183 |
127 |
13,294 |
181 |
146 |
|
|
Disturbing the peace |
22,901 |
569 |
668 |
575 |
8 |
380 |
BC > 22,326 |
|
Escape custody |
266 |
7 |
189 |
544 |
7 |
427 |
|
|
Indecent Acts |
1,225 |
30 |
168 |
980 |
13 |
301 |
BC > 245 |
|
Kidnapping |
158 |
4 |
83 |
849 |
12 |
449 |
|
|
Mischief |
55,173 |
1,371 |
2,234 |
51,194 |
697 |
3,567 |
BC > 3,979 |
|
OTHER CRIMES |
142,457 |
3,541 |
24,911 |
113,535 |
1,546 |
29,146 |
BC > 28,922 |
|
Heroin Possession |
438 |
11 |
226 |
37 |
1 |
22 |
BC > 401 |
|
Heroin Trafficking |
392 |
10 |
348 |
116 |
2 |
116 |
BC > 276 |
|
Heroin Importing |
9 |
- |
2 |
8 |
- |
32 |
|
|
Cocaine Possession |
1,379 |
34 |
694 |
1,048 |
14 |
642 |
BC > 331 |
|
Cocaine Trafficking |
1,988 |
49 |
1,529 |
1,546 |
21 |
1,219 |
BC > 442 |
|
Cocaine Importing |
51 |
1 |
7 |
86 |
1 |
28 |
|
|
Other Drugs Possession |
367 |
9 |
97 |
1,023 |
14 |
540 |
|
|
Other Drugs Trafficking |
196 |
5 |
89 |
655 |
9 |
502 |
|
|
Other Drugs Importing |
51 |
1 |
7 |
458 |
6 |
17 |
|
|
Cannabis possession |
10,094 |
251 |
1,739 |
6,817 |
93 |
3,762 |
BC > 3,277 |
|
Cannabis Trafficking |
1,584 |
39 |
1,007 |
3,122 |
43 |
2,422 |
|
|
Cannabis Importing |
122 |
3 |
18 |
82 |
1 |
27 |
BC > 40 |
|
Cultivation |
3,634 |
90 |
1,112 |
2,327 |
32 |
750 |
BC > 1,307 |
|
ALL CRIMINAL INCIDENTS |
507,031 |
12,603 |
95,582 |
485,101 |
6,604 |
119,602 |
BC > 21,930 |
|
BC Cleared 18.9% of Reported Crime with Charges (DOES NOT include Charges later dropped by BC Crown) |
Quebec Cleared 23.6% of Reported Crime with Charges (Numbers include Charges dropped by Quebec Crown) |
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