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Waterloo Regional Police Service

Municipalca-on-waterlooFounded 1973

Ontario, Canada

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The Waterloo Regional Police Service provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, which encompasses the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge, as well as the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. The WRPS was established in 1973, to replace the individual police departments in the region. The cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Galt; the towns of Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and New Hamburg; the Village of Bridgeport and Waterloo Township had their own respective police department.

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StatCan table 35-10-0077 Agency website View on map All Canada agencies

Staffing & crime statistics

706,875

Population served (2025)

834

Sworn officers (2025)

458

Civilian personnel

118

Officers per 100k

72.68

Crime severity index

32.12

Weighted clearance rate

Recent years

Year	Population	Officers	Civilians	Crime severity	Clearance
2025	706,875	834	458	72.68	32.12
2023	673,843	773	425	75.99	30.91
2022	638,084	792	448	79	30.43
2021	611,177	769	410	76.64	29.96
2019	592,983	757	388	73.36	35.19
2018	579,197	762	394	73.89	37.85
2017	564,985	776	375	69.17	39.6
2016	553,412	767	358	60.46	41.96
2015	542,081	767	344	60.31	38.98
2014	537,187	764	322	55.54	39.48

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

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POP conference activity

Victoria Hills Community Garden

1997 · Submission

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.