By Erika Chorostil

Criminal code offences down

Brazeau County hears year-end RCMP update for 2020

Dec 17, 2020 | 12:41 PM

Brazeau County Council received an update this week from Staff Sergeant Harpreet Dhaliwal, Detachment Commander of the Thorsby/Breton detachment, and Staff Sergeant Erin Matthews, Detachment Commander of the Drayton Valley RCMP, who shared statistical comparisons for the detachments for 2020.

In Drayton Valley, total Criminal Code offences fell 17% in the January-November period of 2020 compared to 2019.

Crimes against persons rose 3%, property crime decreased 25%, and other Criminal Code offences rose 14%.

There was a 38% decrease (35 fewer instances) in break and enters, a 32% decrease (20 fewer instances) of theft of motor vehicles, and a 39% decrease (54 fewer instances) of theft under $5,000.

Between September 1 and November 30 this year, there were 496 calls for service, compared to 520 during the same period in 2019.

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In Breton, total Criminal Code offences were 578 for the period from January to November, compared to 597 in the same period in 2019.

Total property crimes rose to 461 from 429, and total crimes against persons rose to 75 from 65.

Staff Sergeant Harpreet Dhaliwal also announced that he is leaving the Thorsby/Breton detachment for another position.