There aren’t many notes on the Battleford crime front, apart from the fact that things are generally stable.
Battlefords RCMP Sgt. Jason Teniuk gave a presentation to Battleford town council Monday evening.
Total calls for service for 2018 decreased slightly to 1,100, compared to 1,132 in 2017. The year 2018 saw approximately three calls for service per day.
Calls for service regarding property offences increased Oct.-Dec. 2018, compared to the same period in 2017. The fourth quarter of 2017 saw 66 calls, while 2018’s fourth quarter saw 91 calls for service.
Teniuk said the increased calls mainly concern mischief, a broad category which includes calls about car shoppers or drunks on doorsteps.
Teniuk said numbers concerning provincial traffic offences could increase in the area, at least temporarily, with provincial traffic units in the Battlefords.
Some who are incarcerated are responsible for a slight decrease in statistics.
“There are lots in jail right now,” Teniuk said, “and that’s not going to last forever.”
According to the RCMP report, the detachment RCMP are “finding that in all communities we deal with, much of the crime being committed has its roots in social issues such as addictions, poverty, housing and food security.”
