Police see an increase in crimes against the person
Crimes against the people have increased over the past year, according to the April statistical extract released by the Moose Jaw Police Service.
There were 178 cases of crimes against the person this year, as of the end of April, compared to 155 cases during this same time period last year for an increase of 14.8 per cent.
“We're not inconsistent with other jurisdictions. This is a pattern that we're seeing. We've seen the number of reports decrease over the last couple years, and now we're seeing them come back up,” said chief Rick Bourassa.