The Williams Lake RCMP saw a slight decrease in its calls for service over the last month.
Detachment Commander with the Williams Lake RCMP Inspector Jeff Pelley gave his Police Commission Report for January 1 to November 30.
The latest numbers show that there have been 937 calls for service in the Williams Lake jurisdiction during the month of November, a decrease of 16 calls from the previous month
Looking at individual offences, the Williams Lake RCMP has seen the biggest increase in property offences with a total of 1880 calls for service in 2020, compared to 1773 calls for services in 2019.
The City also saw an increase in CDSA Drug Possession and Trafficking combining for a total of 179 calls for service in 2020 from 155 in 2019.
INCREASES
| Property offences | 1773 | 1880 |
| Auto theft | 122 | 128 |
| Break and Enter to businesses | 54 | 61 |
| Theft from motor vehicles | 238 | 268 |
| Mischief  | 570 | 669 |
| CDSA Drug Possession  | 103 | 116 |
| CDSA Drug Trafficking | 52 | 63 |
| Collisions | 253 | 274 |
 DECREASES
| Persons offenses | 736 | 643 |
| Robbery  | 19 | 13 |
| Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm | 51 | 48 |
| Break and Enter to Residences | 84 | 69 |
| Assaults | 227 | 190 |
| Fraud | 176 | 171 |
| Impaired  | 168 | 158 |
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