Police Information and Statistics (POLIS) Committee

Mandate

Advance the creation and analysis of police and community safety information and support policing, in partnership with the Policing Services Program of the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (CCJCSS), a Division of Statistics Canada, through the development of meaningful, comparable and validated public safety information.

Objectives

1. Develop standardized police and community safety information.
2. Establish performance indicators for police agencies.
3. Ensure the practical and consistent design of data products and related analysis.
4. Provide data-driven insights to the CACP Board of Directors.
5. Foster partnerships to enhance the management and integration of justice information systems.
6. Ensure emerging police issues, priorities and concerns are addressed by Statistics Canada surveys and products.
7. Review Statistics Canada reports before public release, ensuring appropriate context for local and regional trends.

Co-chairs

Ms. Rose-Marie Bernier and Mr. Ian Williams

Resources

• PIRID - Operational Guidelines for Canadian Police Services - July 2025
• PIRID - Framework for the Use, Analysis, Interpretation and Dissemination of the data - July 2025
• PIRID - Report and Final Recommendations - June 2025
• Police-reported Indigenous and Racialized Identity Data (PIRID) Through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey: Progress Update and Next Steps - July 2023

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