Good and bad news for N.B. with latest crime index numbers
It’s a good news, bad news scenario for the City of North Battleford as Statistics Canada released its report on police-reported crime in 2016.
The good news is North Battleford is no longer number one in Canada in the Violent Crime Severity Index. The city had that distinction every year since 2009 when StatsCan began publishing the numbers.
The city also saw an eight per cent reduction in violent crime which Mayor Ryan Bater said is pleasing to see.
“City council is very pleased to see a great reduction in violent crime in the community,” Bater said. “Not only did our crime rate go down but it did so when the crime rate in Saskatchewan actually increased by nine per cent in 2016 so it’s pretty amazing.”