Stats Can singles out northern Saskatchewan

Perreaux said it should be noted that for these two crimes it is very rare that a charge is laid.

The rates of more serious crimes (assaults and homicides) were also higher in the North.

“It [the study] gives a homicide rate of 10 per 100,000 so it’s the second highest among all areas; only in northern Manitoba was it higher.”

Perreaux said they had done studies in the past that focused on crime in the territories, but they had never analyzed crime rates in the northern regions of the provinces. Based on the outcome of this study, he said he does expect further studies to be done.

A spokesperson for Saskatchewan RCMP North District said the numbers in the report are consistent with the activity RCMP is seeing.

“Northern Saskatchewan goes from Prince Albert right through to the territories border and that is a large volume of communities with different needs. For instance there are fly-in communities that have a different list of needs and requirements for enforcement than other communities do,” said operations officer Roberta McKale.

She said crime reduction is important and in order to reduce it, it must be reported.

“We want to reduce the crime through various programs such as the HUB and COR, which I consider a very innovative, program that brings services and groups together to work towards getting ahead of crime and identifying vulnerable people.”

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by Nigel Maxwell

Stats Can singles out northern Saskatchewan

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