Year in Review: Homicide investigations lead Battlefords crime
When it comes to crime, this past year has been a difficult one in the Battlefords area, particularly when referring to the number of homicide investigations.
Maclean’s Magazine once again listed North Battleford among cities with the worst crime rates.
In its November 2019 published rankings for Canada’s Most Dangerous Places, Maclean’s listed North Battleford first for Canada’s most dangerous places based on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) report from 2018 data. North Battleford had the highest rating overall for all crime and the second highest rating for violent crime.
The RCMP reported four homicides for the Battlefords in 2019.