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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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