Kamloops crime numbers drop in 2017 Q1
KAMLOOPS — During the first three months of 2016, Kamloops RCMP received over 11,000 calls. From those calls, there were around to 3,600 actual offences reported to police. During that same period of time in 2017, there were fewer calls to Kamloops RCMP, and less crime throughout the city, which is something both the RCMP and the local business community say is trend they’re happy to see.
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Ensuring the population of the city is safe from the effects of crime is job one for the local RCMP, and according to the statistics just released by the detachment, they’re doing their job well. With both the overall number of calls and the actual offences throughout the city down significantly over this time last year.