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d u r h a m r e g i o n a l p o l i c e s e r v i c eDurham RegionOntarioPolice response can generally be described as two waves. The firstwave is uniform patrol, the backbone of the police service, whichpatrols zones across the Region and responds to emergencies.The second wave involves police officers trained in specialized jobs,like advanced investigation techniques, fingerprint detection, bombdisposal, tactical response and hostage negotiations.2002 2003 2004 2005 2006Population* 543,240 555,150 568,410 579,705 591,960Officers** 732 750 757 777 807Civilians** 231 247 253 265 272# of vehicles 237 318 323 327 343Total km traveled 7,250,365 8,569,848 8,791,253 8,369,185 8,682,551* Population figures are provided by the Durham Region Planning Department and have been revised from previous years.** 2006 approved budgetCommunity Office Fleet InformationFront-line Vehicles CPO kilometers15 Division (North Durham) 17 1,192,67316 Division (Clarington) 18 917,08317 Division (Oshawa) 48 1,439,45918 Division (Whitby) 20 731,88019 Division (Ajax/Pickering) 33 1,189,72318l e a d e r s i n c o m m u n i t y s a f e t y