Vancouver police officers use stun guns less frequently than other large Canadian jurisdictions.
A report to the police board Wednesday ranks Vancouver as eighth out of 12 jurisdictions in terms of Taser use.
In 2008, VPD used the Taser only 33 times, about once every 11 days. They also showed the weapon, but did not deploy it, another 67 times.
By comparison, Toronto police used Tasers 367 times in 2008. Edmonton police used the stun guns 91 times, Calgary 73 times and Winnipeg 68 times.
At the bottom of the scale, Halifax police used Tasers only five times. Victoria police used theirs 20 times and Hamilton police 25 times.
The report also notes that five jurisdictions, including Montreal and Surrey RCMP, did not return the survey.
