RCMP use of stun weapons
Percentages are based on a comparison of incidents of use of more than one stun/cartridge/cycle vs. total use equal to or more than once, from 2002 to 2007. Records do not count in the total if a weapon is drawn but not used.
Multiple use of Tasers and similar devices as a percentage of total incidents
Percentages are based on a comparison of incidents in which more than one stun/cartridge/cycle is employed vs. total incidents in which a weapon is used on an individual, from 2002 to 2007. Records do not count in the total if a weapon is drawn but not used.
| Province/territory | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Total multiples | Total events |
| Alberta | 17.65% | 42.22% | 48.48% | 46.43% | 40.21% | 45.58% | 320 | 741 |
| B.C. | 27.27% | 40.23% | 20.45% | 41.95% | 44.86% | 40.66% | 434 | 1,059 |
| Manitoba | 0.00% | 34.29% | 50.00% | 41.38% | 43.10% | 49.11% | 143 | 327 |
| New Brunswick | 100.00% | 37.50% | 66.67% | 22.22% | 49.21% | 50.98% | 68 | 143 |
| Nfld./Labrador | - | 50.00% | 41.67% | 33.33% | 72.22% | 33.33% | 28 | 58 |
| NWT | 33.33% | 29.27% | 75.00% | 23.81% | 40.00% | 36.36% | 43 | 128 |
| Nova Scotia | - | 33.33% | 60.00% | 40.0% | 33.33% | 37.14% | 33 | 89 |
| Nunavut | 50.00% | 33.33% | 71.43% | 44.44% | 50.00% | 43.59% | 48 | 105 |
| Ontario | - | - | - | - | 66.67% | 100.00% | 4 | 5 |
| PEI | - | 50.00% | 75.00% | 66.67% | 66.67% | 37.50% | 17 | 31 |
| Saskatchewan | - | 23.08% | 38.71% | 42.45% | 37.38% | 54.64% | 180 | 429 |
| Yukon | 43.75% | 54.55% | 55.56% | 87.50% | 55.56% | 40.74% | 58 | 111 |
| Overall multiuse | 31.03% | 39.35% | 40.83% | 42.38% | 43.61% | 44.50% | 1,376 | 3,226 |
* Note that Quebec is not included because the RCMP does not operate in that province; policing is handled by the Sûreté du Québec. Numbers in Ontario are low because most incidents are handled by either town or city forces or the Ontario Provincial Police.