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Posted: Jul 27, 2021 3:00 PM CT | Last Updated: July 27 Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said the decrease in police-reported crime is promising news, but that drugs, addition and overdoses continue to be a problem.(CBC News)
Police-reported crime took a downturn in 2020 around the country and especially in the Regina area.
A report from Statistics Canada credits the pandemic for the decreases, because many people were staying at home for long periods of time, and avoiding public gatherings and businesses.
The report shows the crime rate and crime severity index (CSI) dropped in Canada from 2019 to 2020. Crime rate is determined by the amount of crimes committed for every 100,000 people, while CSI focuses more on the severity of a crime based on conviction rates and lengths of sentences.
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SASKATOON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has filed a constitutional challenge in the Saskatoon Court of Queenâs Bench on behalf of two anti-lockdown protesters who were ticketed for attending peaceful outdoor protests that exceeded Saskatchewanâs 10-person outdoor gathering limit.
On December 19, 2020, these individuals participated in a peaceful protest at the Vimy Memorial in Kiwanis Park in Saskatoon, against the Governmentâs lockdown measures.
Jasmin Grandel, a young mother, attended to share her concern with the lack of transparency regarding the information on which Government requirements and restrictions are based, including the requirement that her son must wear a mask in kindergarten.
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Regina and Saskatoon have many comparable characteristics, but also many that set them apart.
When it comes to the overdose crisis, the two cities are dealing with differing circumstances.
According to the Regina Police Service’s manager of public information and strategic communication, Elizabeth Popowich, the service is aware of 483 overdose occurrences since January.
Of those occurrences, police have responded to 92 calls, with EMS or other emergency services responding to the other reports.
In that same time period in Saskatoon, the police service has responded to only 82 occurrences.
Medavie Health Services, which operates EMS response in Saskatoon, did not respond to an interview request by the time of publication. Medavie has not been able to track its call information recently due to a change in reporting mechanism.