RCMP Calls for Service Up in 2016
Increases have been noted in the following:
| Type of file | 2015 | 2016 | %change |
| Homicide | 4 (3 municipal, 1 rural) | 4 (one is missing person case probable homicide) | 0 |
| Sexual Assaults | 43 | 59 | +37% |
| Assault (Common) | 561 | 605 | +8% |
| Theft of Vehicle ( Over $5,000) | 127 | 139 | +9% |
| Mischief | 625 | 686 | +7% |
| Mental Health Act | 1,072 | 1,223 | +10% |
| Missing Persons | 245 | 315 | +27% |
But there have also been decreases in certain types of calls:
| Type of file | 2015 | 2016 | %change |
| Aggravated Assault/Assault with Weapon | 250 | 196 | -22% |
| Break and Enter | 771 | 727 | -6% |
| Theft of Vehicle (Under $5,000) | 154 | 124 | -19% |
| Causing Disturbance | 2,373 | 2,223 | -9% |
| False Alarms | 1,367 | 1,160 | -18% |
Superintendent Brown’s review focuses on some of the successes over the past year, including a reduction in calls to the area around the Connaught Motor Inn which has not had its business licence renewed. Between July and September of 2016, calls for service to that area dropped by 67%. There has also been a reduction in calls to the Queensway 17th Avenue area.
Superintendent Brown will be on hand Monday evening to outline the highlights of the past year and the workplan for the Prince George RCMP in the year ahead.
Comments
Big surprise, the revolving doors of justice are hard at work making it easy for crimes and offenders to continue victimizing society.
Its’ called the Charter or Rights, wonder what idiot was the instigator for that being born?
How else do you think those in charge of the “justice” system can afford to live the way they do. They’re not going to change it.
Looks like car 60 is working. Warren that’s good on you.
Makes me sick that sex assaults are up.
I sure hope calls to Connaught Inn have fallen since their business license was revoked, did we expect it not to? Before patting oneself on the back have the calls just moved elsewhere? We need to know what the calls to the Inn were in relation to, for example sexual assault – if the numbers overall have gone up chances are the perps just moved elsewhere rather than removing them from that specific area making any difference and now it just costs more fuel to get there to respond. Not saying it has, just there is no way of quantifying it with this data.
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