Some figures from an RCMP study of corruption with the police force
OTTAWA – Some figures from an RCMP study of corruption with the police force, recently released under the Access to Information Act:
Incidents of corruption: 322
Number of officers involved: 204
Period: Jan. 1, 1995 through Dec. 31, 2005
Average length of service at time of first corrupt incident: 13 years
Average age at time of first corrupt incident: 37.6 years
Number of members whose incidents involved criminals and-or organized crime groups: 17
(Source: Project Sanction, Examining Corruption within the RCMP, Final Report — May 2007, RCMP)
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