Policing costs per capita have nearly doubled since 1993 with 80¢ of every police department dollar going to salaries and benefits, says new Statistics Canada data. A former executive director of the federal Police Sector Council described rising costs as unsustainable: “I’m paying a $92,000-a year cop to stand on a corner directing traffic”.
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