Cases per police officer in B.C. municipalities — 2020
A scatter plot showing the case load for police officers in selected B.C. municipalities in 2020. Case load is defined as the number of criminal code offences in a calendar year divided by the number of police officers.
In Prince George, with a population of 82,268, the case load was 121.
In Kamloops, with a population of 101,198, the case load was 82.
In Kelowna, with a population of 146,143, the case load was 78.
In Victoria, with a population of 113,430, the case load was 52.
In Surrey, with a population of 598,862, the case load was 47.
In Burnaby, with a population of 257,926, the case load was 47.
In Richmond, with a population of 216,046, the case load was 42.
In Vancouver, with a population of 698,946, the case load was 37.
In Vancouver, with a population of 161,708, the case load was 37.