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Victoria Police Department

Municipalca-bc-victoriaFounded 1858

British Columbia, Canada

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The Victoria Police Department (VicPD) is the municipal police force for the City of Victoria and the Township of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. It is the oldest municipal police department in Canada west of the Great Lakes, the first Canadian law enforcement agency to deploy tasers and VicPD created the first digital forensic unit in the country. They are also one of the few police departments in Canada to use the G36 rifle.

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Staffing & crime statistics

122,158

Population served (2025)

253

Sworn officers (2025)

105

Civilian personnel

207.1

Officers per 100k

Recent years
YearPopulationOfficersCiviliansCrime severityClearance
2025122,158253105
2023119,66425195
2022117,09223499
2021113,17022790
2019113,56923879129.6422.35
2018112,371239104117.0528.07
2017110,50524492110.6831.43
2016108,708243100116.6931.69
2015106,428243100135.2427.35
2014104,23324397112.0336.42

Source: Statistics Canada, table 35-10-0077-01 (Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services).

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Source: Statistics Canada, table 35-10-0077-01 (Police personnel and selected crime statistics, municipal police services), reference year 2025. Snapshot generated 2026-07-03.