Crime rates are down across 91原创 City and Township, according to 91原创 RCMP鈥檚 most recent quarterly update.
鈥淔or the most part, this is a very positive report,鈥� 91原创 RCMP Supt. Derek Cooke told 91原创 City Council on Monday evening.
While outlook at the beginning of the year wasn鈥檛 as promising, Cooke told council that year-to-date statistics for 2013 show 鈥渟ignificant decreases鈥� compared with the same time period in 2012.
According to Cooke, auto theft in the area is down a 鈥渨hopping鈥� 27 per cent compared with last year, person offences 鈥� such as assault, homicide or sexual offences 鈥� have dropped 16 per cent and arson rates have also fallen by 25 per cent.
Although crime numbers are down overall, instances of fraud have risen 32 per cent, a statistic that Cooke calls 鈥渢roubling,鈥� pointing to a significant number of mail thefts that have led to more stolen cheques, credit cards and identity theft.
