Latest Red Deer crime stats show close to status quo
Red Deer’s top cop says crime is down or slowing down in certain areas.
Crime stats for the third quarter of 2017 were released by The City of Red Deer on Wednesday.
“I’m pleased to say that persons offences and robberies both continue to trend lower than the same time periods last year,” said Red Deer RCMP Supt. Ken Foster. “Total Criminal Code numbers in the first three quarters of 2017 show a slight increase over the same time frame last year.”
The growth of property crimes in Red Deer has slowed, traffic collisions resulting in injury have gone down despite two fatalities this year, and collisions involving property damage saw a slight uptick compared to last year.