The Craik detachment of the RCMP was a little bit busier in some areas and a lot less busy in others in 2012 compared to the previous year, while the Hanley detachment stayed on an even keel.
The number of break and enters reported or responded to by Craik RCMP went up to 15 incidents in 2012 from seven in 2011. Mischief to property stayed relatively the same at 29 cases in 2011 versus 30 in 2012. Assaults were cut in half in 2012 when only 14 were reported or responded to compared to 28 incidents in 2011. Assaults with a weapon or causing bodily harm went down by one in 2012 to two cases. There were no reports of aggravated assaults in either year.
The Hanley detachment once again had zeros across the board when it came to break and enters, mischief, assaults, assaults with a weapon or causing bodily harm and aggravated assaults, just as it did in 2011.
Cpl. Rob King, spokesperson for the RCMP, said the Craik and Hanley areas are normally very quiet and the numbers really don’t tell the whole story because they are variable.
“It’s impossible to explain why incidents go up or down,” said King. “One year you could have one house party where there are five assaults and that could bring the numbers up 50 per cent.”