Calls for Police Services in Saskatchewan (Pilot Project)
Detailed information for 2016
Status:
Active
Frequency:
One Time
Record number:
5282
The purpose of this pilot project was to develop a strategy for the collection of uniform and comparable data on calls for police service in the province of Saskatchewan which could be broadened eventually to Canada-wide collection. This pilot project also set out to test a complete set of call types and priority levels, refine definitions and key concepts, and to expand the analysis of persons involved in calls for police service.
Data release - October 23, 2018
Description
The objectives of this pilot project were to test a complete set of call types and priority levels in the province of Saskatchewan, refine definitions and key concepts, expand the analysis of persons involved in calls for service, and make recommendations moving forward for nation-wide collection of data. The results and recommendations stemming from the pilot project, along with consultations with police services, will assist police services with the capacity to provide more detailed information on the allocation of police resources to calls for service. The production of standardized calls for service data will inform police leaders in decision-making and management.
Reference period: All data submissions corresponded to a 12 month period covering August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016, except the RCMP, who provided data corresponding to the 2016 calendar year.
Collection period: January 2017 to October 2017
Subjects
- Crime and justice
- Crimes and offences
Data sources and methodology
Target population
The data request was for an extract of calls for service data from Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management (RMS) systems covering the period from August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016. Ultimately, police services did not have entirely consistent definitions of calls for service, but extracts of CAD and RMS data were provided from police services in the province representing 96.9% of the province.
Instrument design
This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program.
Sampling
This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design.
This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program.
Data sources
Data collection for this reference period: 2015-08-01 to 2016-07-31
Data are extracted from administrative files.
Two methods of data collection were employed for this pilot project: (i) some police services provided electronic micro-data files, and (ii) others provided aggregate data counts.
The administrative data were obtained from various police services across the province of Saskatchewan.
Data were obtained under s. 13 of the Statistics Act. The intended use of the data was to determine the feasibility of collection of uniform calls for service data within Saskatchewan and to build a framework that could be applied across the country. These data will assist police services in making operational decisions.
Error detection
This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program.
Imputation
This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program.
Estimation
This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program.
Quality evaluation
A formal or rigorous data validation exercise was not performed. However, the fundamental purpose of the pilot project was to observe what data are recorded in the police services' CAD and RMS databases that represent calls for service not reflected in traditional crime statistics.
Disclosure control
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.
Revisions and seasonal adjustment
This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program.
Data accuracy
This pilot collected administrative data solely from the province of Saskatchewan. Formal data quality indicators in regards to non-sampling error were not part of the methodology.
Response rates:
This pilot collected administrative data solely from the province of Saskatchewan.
Non-sampling error:
Formal data quality indicators in regards to non-sampling error were not part of the methodology.
Non-response bias:
Formal data quality indicators were not part of the methodology.
Coverage error:
Not applicable
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