Description based on 1999.

Highlights -- Police resources in Canada, 2012 -- Related products -- Statistical tables -- Data quality, concepts and methodology -- Appendix.

Examines trends in police personnel and expenditures at the national, provincial and CMA levels, including data by rank and gender, as well as recent developments in the police community such as community policing and private security. Summarizes crime, personnel and expenditure statistics for all municipal police departments in Canada. Includes key ratios such as population per officer, per capita costs, clearance rates, and violent and property crime rates for each force.