THE MINISTRY OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICING, PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION, ENFORCING FIRE SAFETY LAWS, OVERSEEING INVESTIGATIONS OF UNATTENDED DEATHS, MONITORING THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE HUMAN TISSUE GIFT ACT OF 1971, AND ENFORCING THE ONTARIO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY OF ANIMALS ACT OF 1965. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG THESE VARIOUS DIVISIONS. THE ONTARIO POLICE COMMISSION OVERSEES 128 VILLAGE, TOWN, AND MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCES WITH A COMBINED STRENGTH OF 12,600 SWORN OFFICERS AND 2,910 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. IT IS ALSO IN CHARGE OF THE ONTARIO POLICE COLLEGE. THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE, NUMBERING 3,973 UNIFORMED MEMBERS AND 1,167 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, HANDLES POLICING IN RURAL AREAS, SUPPLIES POLICE SERVICES TO 13 INCORPORATED AREAS ON A CONTRACTUAL BASIS, AND OPERATES SPECIAL DIVISIONS FOR THE DETENTION AND INVESTIGATION OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME, ORGANIZED CRIME, AND DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES. THE CORONER'S OFFICE AND THE FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORIES SERVE BOTH POLICE DIVISIONS. NUMEROUS CHARTS AND TABLES PRESENT CRIME STATISTICS, ARREST RATES, CLEARANCE RATES, BUDGET DATA, PERSONNEL FIGURES, AND OTHER OPERATING INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR. (GLR)