Property offences in North Battleford are up but several other crime categories are down according to the latest quarterly statistics for Battlefords RCMP detachment.
In his latest report to city council on Monday, S/Sgt. Jason Teniuk provided a look at the year to date crime stats for Jan.-March 2021 in the city.
In year-to-year numbers for North Battleford municipal detachment, persons offences had fallen from 275 to 271, with assaults up 10 per cent from 144 to 159. Property offences are up seven per cent from 723 to 773, other Criminal Code offences are down five per cent from 474 to 449, criminal code traffic offences are down from 81 to 70, provincial traffic offences are up from 405 to 471, and drug offences are up from 18 to 26.
In a change from previous reports the five-year stats were also provided. For the five-year period since 2017, property offences saw a big rise from 616 to 773 for 25 per cent. Persons offences are down three per cent, other Criminal Code offences are down four per cent, criminal code traffic offences are down 16 per cent, provincial traffic offences are up 41 per cent and drug offences are down 10 per cent.
The calls for service stood at 3,315, up from 3,269 from the same period last year and up 15 percent from 2,879 for the five-year period.
S/Sgt. Teniuk is taking over as Officer in Charge from Insp. Tom Beck, who is transferring to Whitehorse, Yukon. Teniuk told council he would be a “familiar face” at meetings in the future.
