Cornwall Police Service

Cornwall Police Service
Service Communautaire de la Police de Cornwall
The badge worn by Cornwall police officers.
The badge worn by Cornwall police officers.
AbbreviationCPS
Agency overview
Formed1860
Annual budget$21,800,591CAD[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMunicipality of the City of Cornwall
Size62 square kilometres (24 sq mi)
Population47,845 (2021 Census)
Legal jurisdictionMunicipal
Governing bodyCornwall Police Service Board
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters340 Pitt St.
Sworn Officers93 Police officers 12 Special constables
Civilian Employees37 Civilian employees 13 Part-time staff
Elected officers responsible
  • Michael Kerzner, Minister of the Solicitor General
  • Shawna Spowart, Chief of Police
Facilities
Stations2 (Including headquarters)

The Cornwall Police Service (CPS) is the municipal police service of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Although it was not officially founded as the city's police service until 1957, an established law enforcement agency has been present in Cornwall since 1860, making it one of the oldest police services in the province of Ontario. Today the CPS is constituted of over 150 members operating on approximately 62 square kilometers and serving 47,845 people.[2][3]

  1. ^ https://www.standard-freeholder.com/news/local-news/cornwall-police-services-2023-budget-has-a-3-72-percent-increase#:~:text=The%20net%20cost%20of%20the,per%20cent%20increase%20in%202021.
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Cornwall, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ^ "Services de police". www.cornwall.ca (in French). 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2023-10-27.