SIU Annual Report 2020-2021

SIU Annual Report 2020-2021

A Message From the SIU Director

It is my privilege to present the Annual Report of the Special Investigations Unit for 2020-2021.

The SIU is Ontario’s oversight agency tasked with conducting investigations of the circumstances around serious injuries, allegations of sexual assault, firearm discharges, and deaths in cases involving the police.

Staffed with civilian investigators and completely separate from the province’s police services, the SIU conducts independent investigations to determine whether there are grounds to charge a police officer in relation to the incident under review. Where such grounds exist, the SIU Director is compelled to charge the officer. Conversely, where the grounds do not exist, the SIU Director cannot lay charges, and instead issues a public report – the Director’s Report - summarizing the investigation and their reasons for decision. The purpose giving rise to the SIU is clear – police accountability and public confidence in its policing services.

From the coming into force of new legislation governing the work of the SIU - to the heightened scrutiny of policing and policing oversight sparked by the death of George Floyd and the protest movement it spawned in the United States, Canada and elsewhere - and doing business under the COVID-19 pandemic - it has, to say the least, been an eventful year for the office. The pages that follow will provide the reader a sense of how the SIU responded to these and other challenges.

On December 1, 2020, for the first time since its inception in 1990, the SIU began operations under its own constituting legislation with the coming into force of the Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019. The Act promises to make for more effective and transparent investigations in a number of ways. There is now a duty on police services and officers to comply with all lawful SIU requests. A breach in the duty constitutes an offence with penalties consisting of a fine or imprisonment. Where possible, SIU investigations must also now be completed within 120 days. In addition, the legislation requires that the SIU publish on its website reports of all SIU investigations that have not resulted in criminal charges. I am pleased to report that the SIU has made a good start transitioning into this new legal framework.

The realities of dealing with a pandemic have meant some fundamental changes to the way we work. With few exceptions, and then only where necessary because of the nature of the investigation, witness interviews have been conducted over the phone or via video conferencing platforms. The support staff at the SIU have also had to adapt to working remotely from their homes, continuing to offer services in administration, victim services, training, information technology, law, communications and outreach. In all of this, the staff have risen to the occasion, keeping themselves safe while ensuring that the work of the SIU goes on. A special tip of the hat to the Unit’s forensic investigators who, unlike the rest of the team, have continued to regularly respond to scenes to gather and process vital physical evidence.

Events south of the border and incidents within Ontario have focused attention on systemic discrimination involving racialized communities, policing, and policing oversight. The SIU is committed to dealing these issues on all fronts. This includes a renewed effort in recruitment and hiring to ensure that the SIU reflects the diversity of the communities it serves. During the period of this report, the Unit made strides in this area by hiring a cohort of investigators without any policing backgrounds. It also involves training to address issues of cultural competency in our interactions with each other and the public, as well as anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. And, it requires an honest look at the numbers to gauge where we and other justice institutions are at in dealing with these questions. Toward this end, the SIU started collecting race-based data from affected persons in its investigations during the period of this Annual Report. The objective is to publish the data and have them evaluated by experts in the field.

Before closing, I would be remiss in not acknowledging the efforts made by members of the community, including the members of the SIU’s Director’s Resource Committee, to help the SIU with its mission by lending their advice, voicing their concerns, and pushing the Unit to do better. This office was borne of public activism for independent investigation of police and continues today at the service of all Ontarians.

Finally, my term as director of the SIU concludes at the end of 2021. In the circumstances, I would be remiss in not taking this opportunity to once again thank in these pages the people of the SIU for their inspiring efforts in the cause of police oversight.

Sincerely,



Joseph Martino,
Director

New Legislation: Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019

The SIU now has its own governing legislation after more than 30 years of operating under the Police Services Act. The new legislation – the Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019 (the Act) - is based on recommendations from the Tulloch report released March 2017. The Honourable Michael Tulloch of the Ontario Court of Appeal produced the report having been appointed by the provincial government to review Ontario’s policing oversight agencies.

The Act was passed into law in March 2019 and came into effect on December 1, 2020 (https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/19s01).

Expanded Mandate

In addition to police officers, the SIU is now also mandated under the Act to investigate the conduct of special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers of the Legislative Protective Services. Collectively, these persons are known as “officials” under the Act.

Moreover, the Act expands the SIU’s jurisdiction by authorizing the investigation of incidents in which officials have discharged a firearm at a person. This is in addition to the SIU’s historical mandate over incidents of death, serious injury and alleged sexual assault.

Off-Duty Officers

With respect to the SIU’s statutory jurisdiction, the former legislation did not differentiate between on-duty and off-duty police officers. That is, the SIU was statutorily authorized to investigate on-duty and off-duty police conduct.

Under the Act, the SIU is limited to investigating on-duty conduct, and can only investigate off-duty incidents in limited circumstances, such as cases in which an official was engaged in the investigation, pursuit, detention or arrest of a person or otherwise exercised the powers of a police officer, special constable or peace officer.

Status of Cases

The Act requires the SIU to endeavour to complete its investigations within 120 days.
Where the SIU cannot conclude a case within the timeline, as can occur when the SIU must wait for the results of forensic testing or the completion of a post-mortem report, it must make a public statement respecting the status of the investigation every 30 days past the 120-day deadline.

This is accomplished through the Status of Cases chart posted on the Unit’s website: https://www.siu.on.ca/en/case_status.php. In effect since 2017, the chart provides the public with updated information regarding the progress of all SIU ongoing cases, not just those exceeding 120 days.

Director's Reports

Though it had been posting Director’s Reports on its website prior to the coming into effect of the Act in December 2020, the Act now requires that all such reports be published on the website.

A Director’s Report sets out the course of the investigation, a summary of the evidence and the findings of fact by the Director, and the reasons for the Director’s decision not to proceed with criminal charges. There are no Director’s Reports in relation to cases resulting in criminal charges by the SIU. In those instances, charges are laid by the SIU and referred to the Crown’s Office for prosecution, and a news release to that effect is issued.

SIU Director’s Reports can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/special-investigations-unit-siu-directors-reports.

Duty to Comply

The former “duty to cooperate” that bound police officers in relation to SIU requests is now a “duty to comply” under the Act. Unlike the duty to cooperate, an official who fails to comply is guilty of an offence and subject to imprisonment and/or fine upon conviction.

The Unit: What We Do

The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU civilian investigators. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019, the Director of the SIU must:

• consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
• depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid; and
• publicly report the results of its investigations.

These incidents must be reported to the SIU by the organization which employs the involved official and may be reported by any other person or organization.

The Unit is independent of any police service and operates as an agency of the Ministry of the Attorney General.

SIU Vision, Mission and Values

Our Vision

The essence of the SIU is our conviction and belief in our role demonstrated by all.

• We are always striving for understanding of SIU by community and law enforcement throughout Ontario;
• We strive for stability through shared leadership and individual empowerment in a continually changing environment;
• We believe in open, respectful communication in all directions to promote common understanding;
  
• We inspire excellence through teamwork;
• We invest where it matters: in our talent, tools and training;
• We are committed to being a great place to work.

Our Mission

• We are a skilled team of civilians dedicated to serving Ontario’s diverse communities.
• We conduct thorough and unbiased investigations where someone is the subject of a firearm discharge, is seriously injured, alleges sexual assault, or dies during an encounter with law enforcement agencies, including police, the Legislative Protective Service and the Niagara Parks Commission.
• Our independence in seeking and assessing all the evidence ensures law enforcement accountability, inspiring the confidence of all in the work of SIU.

Our Values

• Integrity
  
• Teamwork
  
• Communication
  
• Excellence
  
• Accountable
• Unbiased
• Dedicated

The Pandemic: COVID – 19 Impact on Business

SIU Preparedness

During the provincial stay-at-home orders and throughout the coronavirus pandemic, staff at the SIU continued to provide essential services, including rigorous investigations within its mandate, victim support services, community engagement via online platforms, and timely responses to media and public inquiries.

Working collaboratively with the organization’s Joint Health and Safety Committee and following Ontario Public Service, ministry and public health recommendations and guidelines, the following measures were put in place:

• The SIU investigative staff were issued protective equipment and supplies such as personal hand sanitizers, protective eye wear, masks, gloves and shoe coverings;
• Switch to teleconference interviewing of witnesses in order to protect investigative staff and the public;
• All outreach activities and training sessions were delivered via telecommunication and online conferencing platforms;
• In-person work was limited to the bare essentials and staff were equipped to work remotely from home; and
• Increased frequency of communications with staff conveying public health information.

Communications

The Media

Communication with the media is critical in fostering an SIU that is responsive, transparent and accountable to the public it serves. The SIU takes on cases at all hours of the day and night across the province. To the extent possible, SIU communications has made it a priority to answer media questions 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Over the past year, SIU communications responded to inquiries from the media via phone, email, text, Twitter and in-person appearances. While the questions were many and varied, the media generally sought the following types of information:

• Updates on SIU cases;
• General statistics; and
• Backgrounder information to get a better understanding of SIU policies and procedures.

News Releases

Public reporting is an important aspect of the organization’s commitment to transparency and accountability. In delivering on this commitment, Director’s Reports, which detail the course of the investigations, the relevant findings of fact, and the reasons for the Director’s decision on whether criminal charges were warranted, are published on its website. Along with the published Director’s Reports, the SIU issues news releases at various stages of an investigation for the public to easily access.

Over the 2020-21 fiscal year, the SIU issued 477 news releases, almost 60 more compared to the previous fiscal year including:

101 News releases were issued in the early stages of an investigation

The SIU is committed to issuing news releases at the beginning of investigations in cases where a death has occurred, a firearm has caused serious injury, there has been a major vehicle collision, or there is otherwise a significant public interest associated with an incident.

46 News releases were issued to update the status of various investigations

239 News releases were issued in cases where the evidence did not satisfy the SIU Director that there were reasonable grounds to lay charges

At the conclusion of an SIU investigation, if the evidence does not satisfy the Director that there are reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges, a Director’s Report is produced and posted to the SIU’s website. Each time a report is published, the SIU notifies the public of the report by issuing a news release.

75 News releases were issued for cases terminated by memo

In order to promote transparency in relation to investigations that are terminated because the mandate of the SIU is not engaged, including instances in which it is determined that no serious injury was sustained, the SIU issues a news release.

12 News releases were issued in cases where charges were laid

In the fiscal period, charges were laid in 12 cases, and a news release was issued each time.

4 News releases were issued for non-case-related reasons (e.g. noting the release of the annual report, announcing new legislation for the SIU, reporting the SIU’s collection of race-based data, etc.).

Information Release in Cases Involving Allegations of Sexual Assault

In cases involving allegations of sexual assault, the SIU did not release details to the public which could potentially identify the individual alleging a sexual assault occurred or the officer who was the subject of the allegation. This was because the release of information related to investigations of sexual assault allegations is associated with a risk of further deterring what is already an under-reported crime and undermining the heightened privacy interests of the involved parties, most emphatically, the complainants.

Outreach Program

The SIU’s Outreach Program seeks to maintain engagement with Ontario’s diverse communities to increase public awareness and understanding of the role of the SIU, and to nurture relationships between the SIU and the communities it serves.

SIU outreach initiatives are geared to four broad groups: community members and organizations, the police community, media, and academia.

Outreach is conducted in various ways, including:

• Information/education sessions;
• Community events; and
• Consultations and issue-specific meetings.

Outreach Highlights

SIU Director Appears Before Washington State, House Public Safety Committee

On January 26, 2021, Director Martino addressed an online hearing of the State of Washington’s House Public Safety Committee. The Committee had convened to consider a bill – HB 1267 – which would create an independent investigation office in connection with serious incidents involving the police.

HB 1267 was the result of the work of the Governor’s task force, established last year to make recommendations for the independent investigation of police use of force. SIU staff worked closely with Washington State officials by providing information about SIU operations and administration, making appearances before the Governor’s Task Force charged with making recommendations for a new model of oversight, and providing evidence at their House of Representative and Senate committee hearings about the bill.

On March 15, 2021, at the invitation of the Governor’s Office, the SIU Director once again appeared before a Senate committee hearing to make brief remarks about the history, mandate and impact of the SIU.

Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic Training Session

The SIU Director was invited to speak on the Changes to Police Oversight Legislation in Ontario. The virtual training session held on November 24 was hosted by the Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic. Around 100 representatives from various legal clinics and community organizations attended the training.

New SIU Brochure 

The SIU created a new information brochure which outlines the Unit’s mandate, provides a general overview of the investigation process, and sets out additional services offered by the Unit.
The brochure is available in English and French, as well as 12 other languages: https://www.siu.on.ca/en/brochures.php

Outreach by the Numbers

Despite the Pandemic, the SIU continued its outreach efforts and delivered over 70 presentations to various organizations and community groups.

Of note, a significant number of presentations were delivered to law enforcement services to discuss the new legislation and its impact on SIU investigations.

The following chart sets out the number of presentations made to different types of audiences.

Outreach Persentations	2020									2021
Organization	April	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Total
High Schools	COVID Lockdown								1		6	7	14
Universities / Colleges	COVID Lockdown							9	2	2		6	19
Community Groups	COVID Lockdown				2		2	1	1		1	1	8
Law Enforcement	COVID Lockdown							2	21	2			25
Libraries	COVID Lockdown						1						1
Others (Washington State, Law offices, legal aid, etc.)	COVID Lockdown							2		1		1	4
Total					2		3	14	25	5	7	15	71

The provincial stay-at-home orders created an opportunity for the SIU outreach initiatives to be delivered online, enabling the SIU to connect with schools, community groups and police services across broader geographic areas within the province.

SIU Director's Resource Committee (DRC)

The DRC is comprised of representatives from various community groups. It meets with the SIU Director and staff formally during the year and, more frequently, between meetings via email and telecommunications on issues as they arise.

The Committee has regularly provided valuable advice on all manner of SIU operations. For example, in the fiscal period, the Committee was consulted and provided feedback that informed the SIU’s current framework for the collection and analysis of race-based data.

Affected Persons Program

The Affected Persons Program (APP) is a crucial component of the SIU, providing support services to those negatively impacted by incidents investigated by the Unit. The APP aims to respond to the emotional and practical needs of complainants, their family members and witnesses by offering immediate crisis support, information, guidance, advocacy and referrals to community resources.

During the fiscal period, the SIU approved a pilot to expand the program with three new part-time APP coordinators in various geographic locations across the province. This project will allow the APP to have a greater reach throughout the North, East and West regions by offering support services in a timely and compassionate manner to affected persons in those areas

The Program also updated and implemented a new operations policy to support a more standardized approach to the internal referral processes for affected persons. The objective is to ensure that affected persons in all death and sexual assault investigations are offered support by the Affected Persons Program. The policy also mandates the in-person response of the APP coordinator to assist investigators with the delivery of next-of-kin death notifications within certain geographic parameters.

The SIU’s Affected Persons Court Support Program continued to provide direct support services to SIU victims and witnesses throughout the court process, which is often difficult and confusing. Court support services are offered to all SIU victims and available to Crown witnesses when an investigation results in criminal charges.

The creation and maintenance of collaborative relationships with government and community partner agencies across the province continues to be a core value of the APP, which directly contributes to the success of the Program. These efforts continued throughout 2020-2021, in coordination with the member agencies of the Victim Services Alliance of Ontario, Ontario Network of Victim Service Providers, the Victim Witness Assistance Program, and the Office of the Chief Coroner.

Affected Persons Program Statistics

Case Type	Number of Cases	Number of Court Support Program Cases
Death	70	5
Injury	58	14
Sexual Assault	21	7
Total Cases	149	26

From April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, the APP supported 251 affected persons across 149 cases. Of the 149 cases, 26 cases required court support services. This represents a 64% increase in APP case involvement when compared to the previous 12-month reporting period.

Some cases were referred to the APP outside of the year they occurred and/or support was provided by APP staff beyond the year the investigation was launched.

Data Collection

On October 1, 2020, the Special Investigations Unit began collecting personal information from complainants and subject officials about their age, Indigenous identity, ethnic origin, race, religion and gender identity. This collection of personal information is part of the Ontario government’s initiative to address systemic racism within the justice sector.

Race-based data collection, analysis and reporting is authorized under the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, which has the goal of tackling systemic racism and advancing racial equity.

The SIU’s objectives when collecting race-based data are to:

• Identify and monitor potential racial disparity in access to the SIU’s services and outcomes;
• Increase transparency and accountability through public reporting;
• Identify and remove barriers within the SIU; and
• Publish de-identified data for the purpose of informing the evaluation, management and improvement of policing in Ontario.

Public reporting of the analysis and de-identified data serves a dual role. First, it enhances transparency which keeps the SIU accountable and helps build public trust. Second, it recognizes that SIU data may be valuable when used to inform changes outside the SIU, especially in police services.

All participation is premised on voluntary and express consent. This means there is no legal obligation requiring complainants or subject officials to provide the SIU with this information.

Participation, or lack thereof, has no impact on the availability of the SIU’s services or the outcomes of its investigations. Consent to the use of personal information for future analysis can also be withdrawn at any time.

Training

The SIU is committed to timely and high-quality investigations by training its employees and keeping up to date on new developments in the areas of administration, management, criminal and evidence law, investigative best practices, and cultural competency.

The coronavirus pandemic drastically changed how the SIU conducted its training events. The Unit was unable to hold any in-person seminars – all sessions were held virtually.

SIU personnel participated in learning and development initiatives totaling approximately 2,700 hours in 2020-21, the majority (85%) of which was devoted to investigative and forensic training.

A considerable amount of time went to supporting the Unit’s transition to operations under the new legislation – the Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019.

2020-21 SIU Training Hours Completed	Total Hours
Full-time Investigators (15)	234
As-needed Investigators (33)	1,858
Forensic Investigators (9)	225
Administrative Staff (11)	188
Management Staff (13)	210
Total SIU	2,715

Investigators were trained in the following areas during the past year:

• Drafting and reviewing search warrants
• Data collection
• Death investigation
• Electronic onboarding
• Firearms
• The work of the Joint Health and Safety Committee
• Indigenous criminal law post Gladue
• Sexual assault law

As part of the Unit’s mandatory training for new investigative staff, the SIU tapped into the resources of the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) and the following online courses:

• Arrest (Ontario Specific)
• Basic Investigative Skills
• Courtroom Testimony Skills
• General Investigative Training
• Introduction to Major Case Management
• Introduction to Trauma
• Investigative Detention
• Note Taking
• Search and Seizure
• Sexual Assault Investigations

To ensure a healthy working relationship within the Unit, as well as with the diverse population that the Unit serves, SIU staff participated in the following skills training over the past year:

• Cultivating A People First Culture
• Indigenous Canada (12-Module online program through the University of Alberta)
• Ontario Human Rights Commission – Call It Out: Racism, Racial Discrimination and Human Rights
• Ontario Public Service Day of Unity Against Racism
• Racial Trauma: Towards Understanding and Resilience
• Review of the Report of the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
• The Black Ontario Public Service Employees Network (BOPSers) 16th Annual Black History Month Event
• Vicarious Trauma Awareness

Over the past year, Affected Persons Program staff participated in the following training initiatives through the Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute:

• Applied Suicide Prevention Skills
• Critical Incident Group Debriefing
• De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations
• Depression: Practical Intervention Strategies
• Grief Focused Counselling Skills
• Harm Reduction
• Managing Difficult Phone Calls
• Providing Support Remotely
• Strategies for Resolving the Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Liaison Program (FNIMLP)

The SIU’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis Liaison Program (FNIMLP) is geared to providing culturally sensitive guidance in the Unit’s work involving First Nations, Inuit and Métis persons or communities.

Areas of focus include investigations, training, recruitment, policy development and reporting.

Members of the Program also serve an outreach and liaison function by developing and maintaining positive relationships with leaders and representatives of First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations and communities.

On a bi-annual basis, the SIU reports-out to Provincial Territorial Organizations with respect to the work of the FNIMLP.

Statistics

Number of Occurences by Type: 2020-21

This chart breaks down the types of occurrences by cases in the past 5 fiscal years:

Types of Occurrences	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Firearm Injuries	6	5	12	15	12
Firearm Deaths	4	9	5	9	12
Firearm Discharge*	-	-	-	-	7
Custody Injuries	175	251	192	172	201
Custody Deaths	26	22	31	22	34
Vehicle Injuries	37	42	38	32	49
Vehicle Deaths	9	7	3	6	8
Sexual Assault Complaints	49	65	57	58	63
Other Deaths	1	9	17	5	3
Other Injuries	0	2	0	0	1
Totals	307	412	355	319	390

2020-2021 Financials

The following chart breaks down this fiscal year annual expenditures by type, including the percentage of the budget spent.

2020-21 Expenditures by Type	Annual Expenditures	% of Final Budget
Salaries and Wages	$ 6,795,302	77%
Benefits	$ 827,487	9%
Transportation and Communication	$ 200,001	2%
Services	$ 930,890	11%
Supplies and Equipment	$ 82,248	1%
Total Annual Expenditure	$ 8,835,928	100%

Total Annual Remuneration
Appointee	Total Annual Remuneration	Per Diem Remuneration
Joseph Martino	$ 235,000	N/A

SIU Organization Chart

Appendix

Central Region

County	Population*	Police Service	Total Cases	% of Total	Firearm Injuries	Firearm Deaths	Firearm Discharge at Person	Custody Injuries	Custody Deaths	Vehicle Injuries	Vehicle Deaths	Sexual Assault Allegations	Other
Haldimand-Norfolk	109,787	OPP Haldimand County Detachment	1	0.3%				1
		OPP Norfolk County Detachment	2	0.5%				1				1
Brant†	134,808	Brantford Police Service	7	1.8%				2		1	1	3
		OPP Brant County Detachment	2	0.5%						1		1
Simcoe	479,650	Barrie Police Service	11	2.8%				8				3
		OPP Barrie Detachment	1	0.3%				1
		OPP Collingwood Detachment	2	0.5%		1		1
		OPP Central Region Headquarters	1	0.3%							1
		OPP General Region Headquarters	2	0.5%				1				1
		OPP Huronia West Detachment	1	0.3%				1
		OPP Nottawasaga Detachment	3	0.8%				2		1
		OPP Southern Georgian Bay Detachment	5	1.3%				2	1		1	1
		OPP Orillia Detachment	3	0.8%				1	1			1
Niagara	447,888	Niagara Regional Police Service	15	3.8%	1	1		8	2			2	1
Hamilton	536,917	Hamilton Police Service	18	4.6%		1		13		1		3
Durham	645,862	Durham Regional Police Service	14	3.6%				7	2	4		1
York	1,109,909	York Regional Police Service	9	2.3%	2	1		2	2		1	1
		OPP Aurora Detachment	1	0.3%				1
Peel	1,381,739	Peel Regional Police Service	34	8.7%	4	2	3	16	1	5	1	2
		OPP Caledon Detachment	1	0.3%						1
		OPP Port Credit Detachment	1	0.3%						1
TOTALS	5,456,730*	% of Population: 40.5%	140	35.9%†	7	6	4	69	9	19	5	20	1

Toronto Region

County	Population*	Police Service	Total Cases	% of Total	Firearm Injuries	Firearm Deaths	Firearm Discharge at Person	Custody Injuries	Custody Deaths	Vehicle Injuries	Vehicle Deaths	Sexual Assault Allegations	Other
Toronto	2,731,571	Toronto Police Service	72	18.5%	4	2	2	31	7	11	1	14
		OPP Toronto Detachment	1	0.3%						1
TOTALS	2,731,571*	% of Population: 20.3%	73	18.75	4	2	2	31	7	12	1	14	0

Eastern Region

County	Population*	Police Service	Total Cases	% of Total	Firearm Injuries	Firearm Deaths	Firearm Discharge at Person	Custody Injuries	Custody Deaths	Vehicle Injuries	Vehicle Deaths	Sexual Assault Allegations	Other
Lennox and Addington	42,888	OPP Lennox and Addington County Detachment	4	1.0%				4
		OPP Loyalist Detachment	2	0.5%				2
		OPP Napanee Detachment	1	0.3%						1
Prescott and Russell	89,333	OPP Rockland Detachment	3	0.8%				1	1	1
		OPP Russell County Detachment	1	0.3%				1
Leeds and Grenville	100,546	Brockville Police Service	4	1.0%				2	1			1
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry†	113,429	Cornwall Community Police Service	2	0.5%								2
		OPP Quinte West Detachment	6	1.5%				3		3
Frontenac	150,475	OPP Frontenac Detachment	1	0.3%						1
		Kingston Police Service	5	1.3$				4				1
Ottawa	934,243	Ottawa Police Service	12	3.1%				6	3			2	1
Kawartha Lakes	75,423	OPP The City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment	1	0.3%		1
Northumberland	85,598	OPP Northumberland Detachment	1	0.3%							1
Renfrew	102,394	OPP Renfrew Detachment	1	0.3%				1
Peterborough	138,236	Peterborough Police Service	4	1.0%				3				1
		OPP Peterborough County Detachment	2	0.5%				1		1
TOTALS	2,080,505*	% of Population: 15.5%	54	13.8%†	0	1	0	32	5	7	1	7	1

Northern Region

County	Population*	Police Service	Total Cases	% of Total	Firearm Injuries	Firearm Deaths	Firearm Discharge at Person	Custody Injuries	Custody Deaths	Vehicle Injuries	Vehicle Deaths	Sexual Assault Allegations	Other
Parry Sound	42,824	OPP Almaguin Highlands Detachment	1	0.3%								1
Muskoka†	60,599	OPP Bracebridge Detachment*	5	1.3%		1*		4
		OPP Huntsville Detachment	1	0.3%				1
Manitoulin	13,255	OPP Little Current	2	0.5%				1	1
		OPP Gore Bay	1	0.3%		1
Rainy River	20,110	OPP Atikoken Detachment	1	0.3%					1
Timiskaming	32,251	OPP Temiskaming Detachment	2	0.5%		1		1
Kenora†	65,533	OPP Dryden Detachment	1	0.3%					1
		OPP Kenora Detachment	1	0.3%				1
		OPP Red Lake Detachment	1	0.3%								1
Nipissing†	83,150	North Bay Police Service	5	1.3%				3	2
Cochrane†	79,682	OPP Moosonee Detachment	1	0.3%				1
		Timmins Police Service	1	0.3%	1
Algoma†	114,094	Sault Ste. Marie Police Service	6	1.5%				4	1			1
		OPP East Algoma Detachment	2	0.5%				1				1
		OPP Elliot Lake Detachment	1	0.3%					1
		OPP Sault Ste. Marie Detachment	1	0.3%			1
Thunder Bay†	146,048	Thunder Bay Police Service	7	1.8%				3	1	1		2
		OPP Marathon Detachment	1	0.3%						1
Greater Sudbury	161,647	Greater Sudbury Police Service	4	1.0%				3	1
TOTALS	840,739*	% of Population: 6.3%	45	11.5%†	1	3	1	23	9	2	0	6	0

Western Region

County	Population*	Police Service	Total Cases	% of Total	Firearm Injuries	Firearm Deaths	Firearm Discharge at Person	Custody Injuries	Custody Deaths	Vehicle Injuries	Vehicle Deaths	Sexual Assault Allegations	Other
Bruce	68,147	Saugeen Shores Police Service	2	0.5%								2
		OPP South Bruce Detachment	2	0.5%				1				1
Elgin	88,978	OPP Elgin County Detachment	2	0.5%					1	1
		St. Thomas Police Service	3	0.8%				3
Grey	93,830	West Grey Police Service	1	0.3%				1
		Hanover Police Service	2	0.5%				2
		OPP Grey County Detachment	1	0.3%				1
Oxford	110,862	OPP Oxford Detachment	3	0.8%				2				1
		Woodstock Police Service	1	0.3%				1
Chatham-Kent	102,042	Chatham-Kent Police Service	3	0.8%				1		1		1
Lambton	126,638	Sarnia Police Service	4	1.0%				1		1	1	1
		OPP Lambton Detachment	2	0.5%					1			1
Wellington	222,726	Guelph Police Service	8	2.1%				5				3
		OPP South Wellington Operations Centre - Rockwood	1	0.3%				1
Essex	398,953	Windsor Police Service	7	1.8%				5		1		1
		OPP Essex Detachment	3	0.8%				3
		OPP Leamington Detachment	2	0.5%				2
		OPP Tecumseh Detachment	1	0.3%								1
Middlesex†	455,526	London Police Service	14	3.6%				8	2	2		2
		OPP Middlesex Detachment	1	0.3%				1
		Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service	1	0.3%						1
Waterloo	535,154	Waterloo Regional Police Service	9	2.3%				5		1		2	1
		OPP Cambridge Detachment	1	0.3%				1
Perth County	76,796	OPP Perth County Detachment	1	0.3%						1
		Stratford Police Service	3	0.8%				2					1
TOTALS	2,338,949*	% of Population: 17.4%	78	20.0%†	0	0	0	46	4	9	1	16	2

Correction

*Please note: The firearm death marked under OPP Bracebridge Detachment is incorrect. This should be attributed to OPP Haliburton Highlands Detachment. The SIU regrets the error.