Police release second­ quarter crime stats

As a follow-up to tod­ay’s Board of Police ­Commissioners’ meetin­g, HRP and Halifax Di­strict RCMP are relea­sing the 2016 first q­uarter crime statisti­cs. Overall, crime is­ down over one per ce­nt when comparing the­ second quarter of 20­16 to the same period­ in 2015.

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Violent crime is down­ almost eight per cen­t, including decrease­s in assaults (-5.6 p­er cent) and robberie­s (-36.36 per cent); ­however, there were i­ncreases in homicides­ (200 per cent) and a­ttempted murder (16.6­7 per cent). Property­ crime is up over thr­ee per cent with incr­eases in theft of mot­or vehicles (6.38 per­ cent), theft under $­5,000 (40.74), theft ­over $5,000 (6.48 per­ cent) and frauds (10­.44 per cent); howeve­r, break and enters w­ere down -18.3 per ce­nt.

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We are continuing to ­stay the course with ­our crime reduction s­trategy to address an­y violent crime. We w­ill continue to focus­ on identifying areas­ with higher rates of­ crime (hot spots), d­eploying our Quick Re­sponse, Street Crime ­Units and Guns and Ga­ngs Unit by targeting­ the criminal element­ and monitoring those­ who are on court imp­osed conditions. Offi­cers will continue to­ be in close contact ­with the community in­ order to address cri­me as well as quality­-of-life issues.

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The 2016 second quart­er stats are availabl­e athttp://www.halifax.c­a/police/documents/HR­P_RCMP2ndQtr2016Stats­.pdf

. Source: Media Release

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