Law, government, and crime in Winnipeg being the provincial capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg has served as the capital for two other Canadian territories: the Northwest Territories from 1870 to 1876 and the District of Keewatin from 1876 to 1905. Winnipeg is policed by the Winnipeg Police Service, which in 2012, had 1,442 police officers. In 2017, Winnipeg had 192 police officers per 100,000 people, down from 200 in 2015. A change that is consistent with an overall decline in police officers per capita across Canada, which saw a 1% drop last year and a 1% decline the year before. At 192, Winnipeg has among the highest
Demographics of Winnipeg population of any large Canadian city - if Metis people are included in the counting. Metis people are of a mixed race background, however are not categorized with the "more than one visible minority" category on the 2011 National Household Survey; they have their own category. Nonetheless, there are 45,005 people of mixed race backgrounds in Winnipeg, making that both the highest ratio (6.9%) and in total numbers (Toronto is second with 42,795). Notes: According to the 2011 National Household Survey, in the past 10 years (2001 to 2011), Winnipeg has had 62,200 immigrants, which is just under 10% of