Sunday, March 2, 2008

Winnipeg: A crime snapshot

Some highlights:
"The information creates a picture of crimes scattered across the city, with volcanic peaks in three key areas: the downtown core, the North End, and the Osborne area."
"...if you don't mind your store being robbed or broken into, then there's nothing to worry about."
"Our advice to residents of the north end: Don't hide your life savings under the mattress, or even in the mattress for that matter. In five months there were 679 break and enters, and the vast majority were residential."
"...areas like the Maples, Garden City, and Tyndall Park still have a substantial number of residential break-ins, stolen cars, and robberies."
"Businesses at Henderson (opposite Whellams Lane), Henderson and Leighton, Watt and Kimberley, London and Munroe, Gateway and McLeod, Rothesay and Springfield were all robbed at least five times in five months."
"Was the holiday season jolly? Yes, for a car thief. Actual and attempted vehicle thefts skyrocketed between Dec. 24 and 30. This week alone saw 166 infractions compared to only 13 in the same district one month earlier."

Read the full report for all the feel-good details!

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