Quarterly statistics show reduction in property crime: RCMP

Leslie said he was also pleased to see the year to date crime numbers were down overall, with police handling 500 files for this period compared to 637 in 2016.

Sutherland spoke on numbers for each type of crime, but said one issue police had with property crime is a high instance of drivers leaving their keys in vehicles, something RCMP members are spreading the word about with hopes of educating the public.

There were 70 property offences this quarter, compared to 123 for the same period in 2016. Sutherland said nine youth were involved in this year’s offences, compared to 10 in 2016. For year-to-date property offences, the RCMP reported 121 cases this year compared to 198 from 2016.

Residential break and enters decreased. The year-to-date numbers for 2017 were 14, down four from 18 in 2016. For the April to June period, RCMP reported six cases each for 2017 and in 2016.

For break and enters to a business, the RCMP reported three incidents for the year to date in 2017, one down from four cases in 2016. There was one case of a break and enter to a business in 2017 for the second quarter, while there were none last year. One youth was charged with break and enter during this period.

Numbers went up for offences against persons. For the year to date, there were 58 reports in 2017, up five from 53 cases in 2016. The second quarter period came in with 29 cases in 2017, a slight increase from 26 for the same period last year. Each year saw one youth charged.

Criminal code offences saw a significant decrease in 2017. The year-to-date numbers show there were 39 reports for 2017, a significant decrease from 73 reported in 2016. There were 18 offences for this year’s quarter, compared to 41 in 2016.

Drug offences were status quo for the year-to-date stats, with five reports each in 2017 and 2016. For the second quarter period, numbers increased however, with four reports in 2017, compared to one for the same time in 2016.

Impaired driving cases came in at 16 reported for 2017 for the year to date, compared to 17 last year. For the second quarter, police reported 12 cases in 2017 compared to 11 in 2016.

The RCMP dealt with more vehicle collisions in 2017, with year to date numbers showing 12 reports in 2017 compared to nine in 2016. In the second quarter there were six reports, up slightly from four reports in last year’s same quarter.

Provincial traffic offences saw a decrease in 2017. Numbers came in at 50 for this year to date, down by 32 from 82 cases in 2016. For the second quarter, police reported 34 cases for 2017, slightly down from 38 in 2016. Four youth were involved in the 2017 second-quarter cases, compared to one in 2016.

Liquor act offences had eight cases for the year to date in 2017, compared to 10 in 2016. There were three reports for the second quarter in 2017, compared to one for the same period last year.

Police also responded to a number of false alarm calls. There were 35 reports for the year to date in both 2017 and 2016. For the second quarter, there were 18 reports this year, compared to 14 in 2016.

Municipal bylaw infractions came in at four each in 2017 and 2016 for the year to date. For the second quarter, there were four reports in 2017, up from two in 2016.

Calls for assistance increased slightly this year. Police report 22 calls for the year to date in 2017, compared to 20 the year prior. For the second quarter, there were 13 reports this year, compared to 11 in 2016.

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Quarterly statistics show reduction in property crime: RCMP

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