S&W M&P: How many police officers are in Canada?

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Wendell

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A recent thread mentioned relative numbers of Canadian police officers and the global numbers of the S&W M&P pistol on active police duty. Anything that I have seen has been only anecdotal, 80 pistols here...300 officers there...etc., and I cannot prove or disprove such a claim.

How many police officers exist in Canada?
How many peace officers exist in Canada?
How many police forces in Canada use S&W pistols?
How many S&W M&P pistols are on duty in the U.S.? How many globally?

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...the M&P is already carried by more police officers in the US and elsewhere than there are police in Canada...
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Not sure if your interested in this, but I believe brinks just dropped their 38's for the M&P40. I have spoken to 2 employees who have confirmed this.
 
836,737 full time sworn officers in the US (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/lawenf.htm)
65,283 officers in Canada (http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/legal05a-eng.htm)

In order to issue pistols to more officers in the US than there are officers in Canada, a manufacturer would need less than a 10% market share.
To clarify (since it was my remark being commented on), I can only find 'definite' sales for 26,053 pistols to agencies in 4 countries excluding Canada, however there are Federal or National sales to at least 3 other countries that I cannot find definite numbers for, additionally there must be dozens of local or city governments that I have not come across. I guess the point is that the statement that the M&P was not widely accepted was basically crap.
 
Whatever it is, I'd say Glock's still got the lion's share of police contracts in the world.

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NAA.
 
I don't intend to research this, but I'm willing to bet there's a Glock out there for every man, woman and child in Canada (what a great thought), we forget how small our population is compared to other countries.
 
NAA said:
Whatever it is, I'd say Glock's still got the lion's share of police contracts in the world.

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NAA.
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I've heard the Edmonton Police is going away from the glock (or looking at going away from it). Just heresay though, as even a regular cst. wouldn't really know.
 
I know one cop in my town that has a mp9, I noticed it when he came to my door one day. Told him I had the same one upstairs said he liked it a lot.
 
ian_in_vic said:
836,737 full time sworn officers in the US (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/lawenf.htm)
65,283 officers in Canada (http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/legal05a-eng.htm)

In order to issue pistols to more officers in the US than there are officers in Canada, a manufacturer would need less than a 10% market share.
To clarify (since it was my remark being commented on), I can only find 'definite' sales for 26,053 pistols to agencies in 4 countries excluding Canada, however there are Federal or National sales to at least 3 other countries that I cannot find definite numbers for, additionally there must be dozens of local or city governments that I have not come across. I guess the point is that the statement that the M&P was not widely accepted was basically crap.
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7500 went to the Iraqi government (Police).

Take Care

Bob
 
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