Policing expenses
Ontario Financial Information Return, slc.40X.L0420.C01.11.
per permanent resident · 2023
- Algonquin Highlands$412.10
- Highlands East$280.34
- Dysart et al$266.96
- Minden Hills$231.31
1.8× between the largest and the smallest.
per person-year · 2023
Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.
- Algonquin Highlands$196.84
- Dysart et al$186.13
- Minden Hills$182.49
- Highlands East$180.99
1.1× between the largest and the smallest.
per peak resident · 2023
Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.
- Minden Hills$108.49
- Dysart et al$100.44
- Highlands East$92.71
- Algonquin Highlands$84.91
1.3× between the largest and the smallest.
What these figures carry
- Almost entirely the OPP contract. The municipality sets no service level beyond its contract choices.
The order changes with the basis. Which of these populations is the right divisor is not a technical detail: the tax base is properties, the services are used by whoever is present, and roughly 54% of the dwellings in this county are not occupied by permanent residents. No source states how much of the year a seasonal dwelling is occupied, so this atlas will not choose for you.
Which way is better
Contested. Spending is thrift or neglect depending on what you think a municipality is for. A low figure may be efficiency or a deferred road that costs a later council more. Nothing on this page is ranked, and the bars are ordered by size rather than by merit.
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