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Red Deer Q2 crime down: RCMP

Q2 property crimes down 13%
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Crime was down in Red Deer this summer, according to RCMP second-quarter crime statistics.

Crime in Red Deer was down this summer compared to last year, according to RCMP statistics.

Persons crimes were down eight per cent to 729 offences from July to September. There were 793 offences over the same three months in 2023.

Property crime was down 13 per cent, with 2,171 offences, compared with 2,485 in the second quarter last year. The RCMP year starts April 1, so July to September is the second quarter.

Among the most serious persons crimes, robberies were down 50 per cent to 30 from 15 in the same quarter last year. There were 44 sexual assaults reported, down slightly from 45 a year ago. Other sexual offences were down 21 per cent to 26 from 33 and assaults were down eight per cent to 357 from 386.

Offensive weapons offences were also down sharply to 39 from 85 a year earlier, a 54 per cent decrease.

In the property crime categories, break and enters were down 37 per cent to 149 from 237 in the third quarter and motor vehicle thefts were down 11 per cent to 180 from 202.

Thefts over $5,000 were down three per cent to 32 from 34 and thefts under $5,000 were down 18 per cent to 938 from 1,143. Possession of stolen goods offences were down 25 per cent to 76 from 101. Frauds were down five per cent to 268 from 281.

Total Criminal Code offences were down 13 per cent – 3,766 from 4,328 from July through September.

Break and enters, thefts over and under $5,000, and possession of stolen goods are used by RCMP as key indicators of the state of property crime in the communities they police.

In Red Deer detachment, break and enters were down 43 per cent – 390 from 685 in 2023 – from January through September. Motor vehicle thefts were down 12 per cent – 464 from 528. Thefts over and under $5,000 were down 23 per cent to 2,428 from 3,167. Not in line with the general trend were possession of stolen goods offences, which were up – 257 from 231 in 2023.

Second-quarter collision statistics are a mixed bag. Injury collisions were up 103 per cent to 79 from 39. However, reportable property damage collisions were down 31 per cent to 368 from 536 while non-reportable collisions were up 78 per cent to 73 from 41. Drivers in a collision where the total damage is $5,000 or more are required by law to report it to police.