A look at officer shootings by police force in Canada 2020

[Michael Jack]

A look at officer shootings by police force in Canada in 2020

There were 55 police shootings that resulted in death or injury in Canada between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30 of this year. Of those, 34 were fatal.

The Canadian Press tracked each shooting using information from police, independent investigative units and independent reporting. Here is a break down of the shootings by police force:

— RCMP: 15 (12 fatal)

— Peel Regional Police, Ont: 6 (3 fatal)

— Winnipeg Police Service: 5 (4 fatal)

— Sûerté de Québec: 5 (5 fatal)

— Ontario Provincial Police: 5 (4 fatal)

— Service de police de la Ville de Montréal: 4 (1 fatal)

— Edmonton Police Service: 3 (1 fatal)

— Toronto Police Service: 3 (2 fatal)

— Hamilton Police Service: 1 (fatal)

— Edmundston Police Force, N. B: 1 (fatal)

— Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, Ont: 1

— Timmins Police Service, Ont: 1

— York Regional Police, Ont: 1

— Delta Police Department, B. C: 1

— Abbotsford Police Department, B. C: 1

— Halifax Regional Police: 1

— New Glasgow Police Service, N. S: 1

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 21, 2020.

The Canadian Press

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/12/21/ ... a-in-2020/