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Regional Results
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DRPS officers patrol the approximately 2,500 square kilometres that makes up Durham Region, backed up by a team of dedicated civilian members. As the 10th largest municipal police service in Canada, DRPS faces many challenges, but is constantly evolving in order to help prevent and solve issues in the community every day.
Regional Facts
2017
2018
2019
Population
682,250
692,500
706,200
Officers
871
878
904
Civilians
304
306
307
Total DRPS Vehicles
388
391
398
Total DRPS Fleet Kilometres
8,690,399
8,845,433
8,834,983
Regional Facts
2020
2021
Population
719,615
733,560
Officers
924
922
Civilians
307
314
Total DRPS Vehicles
398
406
Total DRPS Fleet Kilometres
8,914,058
9,258,064
Calls for Service
8,632
8,139
8,369
38,254
35,767
36,702
67,136
70,223
68,281
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Regional Crime Results
Reported or Known Violations
2019
2020
2021
Total Criminal Code Violations
34,400
28,679
28,790
Crimes Against Persons
6,043
5,488
5,546
Crimes Against Property
18,419
15,728
15,124
Other Criminal Code Violations
6,580
4,799
5,708
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
719
614
767
Criminal Code Traffic Violations
2,316
1,832
1,500
Reported or Known Violations
3-Year Average
% Change ‘20-’21
Total Criminal Code Violations
30,623
0.4%
Crimes Against Persons
5,692
1.1%
Crimes Against Property
16,424
-3.8%
Other Criminal Code Violations
5,696
18.9%
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
700
24.9%
Criminal Code Traffic Violations
1,883
-18.1%

Street Checks

A regulation in the Police Services Act, known as the Collection of Identifying Information in Certain Circumstances — also known as street checks — defines a police interaction and regulates how identifying information may be collected. In 2021, no street checks were conducted by DRPS officers. Therefore, there were no public complaints, general information requests or personal record information requests made under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Act relating to information collected pursuant to the Regulation. There were no instances in which a police officer did not carry out their duty to inform the individual for the reasons outlined in Section 6 of the Regulation or where an individual was not given a receipt document because the individual did not indicate that they wanted it. As there were no attempted collections, there were no instances where an officer did not provide a receipt for any of the reasons prescribed in the Regulation. The restricted database was not accessed for any purpose in 2021.
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