Thompson Local News

2016 Crime Severity Index Released, Thompson In Top Three

The 2016 Crime Severity Index (C.S.I.) from Statistics Canada has been released, and Thompson finds itself in the top three.

 

Thompson places second in overall crime (with a score of 284.3), first in violent crime (index score of 414.95), and third in non-violent crime (score of 236.17). North Battleford was first in overall crime.

 

Councillor Blake Ellis, the chair of the public safety committee, said in a release that we cannot accept the increase as business as usual and that public safety continues to be a top priority for the city.

 

Mayor Fenske said that they don’t believe that the stated increase is an accurate reflection of the day-to-day safety of Thompson as whole.

 

He added that the C.S.I. uses census numbers in comparing a city’s population to the crime stats, a number which multiple city officials have disputed as a poor reflection of the population that Thompson serves.

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