Crime in Greater Trail was down nearly across the board in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period of 2024.
RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said he was surprised the numbers were down so much, and doesn’t think the decrease could be attributed to any single cause.
“These things do fluctuate from quarter to quarter,” he said. “I still think we’re within normal range, but we’re happy to have crime down.”
Wicentowich said he was particularly pleased to see thefts from single vehicles in the single digits, as “when I first got here, those were in the hundreds. So clearly people are taking proactive steps.”
He added that they usually get between 1,300 and 1,600 calls per quarter for all types of service, and this time they were closer to the low end, with 1,391 in July, August, and September. Last year, there were 1,615 over the same three months.
Wicentowich said the amount of work per investigation has “gone up considerably” but the quality of work is also good.
“I do have a good crew,” he said. “If they can solve a crime, they will. Statistically, the solve rate for crime can be quite low in comparison to the number of crimes committed, but I think we’re trying to do our best to solve each one.”
Among the third-quarter statistical highlights:
- 28 assaults (down from 35)
- 8 sexual offences (up from 7)
- 2 theft of vehicles (down from 9)
- 6 break and enters (down from 8)
- 9 thefts from motor vehicle (up from 7)
- 6 drug investigations (down from 10)
- 32 motor vehicle collisions (down from 37)
- 0 fatal motor vehicle collisions (down from 1)
- 22 impaired driving incidents (up from 19)
- 134 BC Motor Vehicle Act violations (down from 155)
- 15 police contacts with young people (up from 4)
- 11 domestic violence incidents (up from 7)
- 137 mental health related incidents (up from 128)
- 155 check wellbeing incidents (up from 144)
- 174 suspicious person/vehicle/occurrence incidents (down from 215)
- 123 unspecified assistance incidents (down from 148)
- Total of 58 person and violence related criminal code files (down from 62)
- Total of 132 property related criminal code files (down from 201)
- Total of 277 criminal code related files (down from 371)
- Total of 1,391 calls for service (down from 1,615)
The full stats can be found here.
