North Battleford RCMP reporting increase in property crime
The latest RCMP report is showing an increase in property crime in North Battleford among the top offences.
Sgt. Neil Tremblay presented the second quarterly update during this week’s city council meeting.
For the period from April to June, the report shows Property Offences saw an increase of 17 per cent, with 1,162 reports, compared to 994 for the same time last year. Looking at the past five years since 2018, there was a 43 per cent increase in this type of offence.
Within this category, Break and Enters saw the largest increase, with a 62 per cent jump in reports for the quarterly period.