News Items tag as: Crime

This often-touted crime fighting tool is missing in Kamloops and Kelowna
September 16, 2022 - 6:00 AM

West Kelowna has by far the lowest crime rate of the five largest cities in the Thompson-Okanagan.
Kamloops cops solving fewer crimes
August 12, 2022 - 6:00 PM

The 2021 Kamloops crime rate was at its highest since 2007, but police are solving crimes at the lowest rate since at least 1998.
Penticton most crime ridden city in Thompson-Okanagan and much of B.C.
August 10, 2022 - 7:30 AM

While Kelowna got the attention last week for having the highest crime rate of larger metropolitan areas in Canada, Penticton has got it beat.
Crime rates in Okanagan, Kamloops skyrocketing on all fronts
August 05, 2022 - 6:00 AM

In the past five years, from 2017 to 2021, the number of criminal incidents reported to police in B.C. has climbed by a mere 8.7%. There’s a vastly different picture being painted in the Thompson-Okanagan’s five largest cities with some seeing an increase of more than 30%.
Kelowna's crime rate jumps 10% while numbers drop provincewide: Statistics Canada
August 03, 2022 - 11:30 AM

While the national crime rate was stable from 2020 to 2021 and the B.C. rate fell by 4%, Kelowna’s crime numbers shot up 10%.
Man who threw molotov cocktail into Kelowna forest out of jail
June 29, 2022 - 2:30 PM

A Kelowna man, who has been in jail for the past 11 months for trying to light bushes on fire in Kelowna’s Glenmore neighbourhood, has been given a conditional sentence of 223 days.
Kelowna report calls on province for help with prolific offenders
May 28, 2022 - 2:32 PM

Fifteen people had 1,039 “negative impacts” with the RCMP’s Southeast District in the first 11 months of 2021.
Why B.C. had a 10% drop in the number of criminal charges being laid
April 03, 2022 - 11:00 AM

If you think there are fewer people in the Thompson-Okanagan being charged with crimes, even though crime rates continue to climb post-COVID, then you’re right.
Why jail isn't the best way to reduce crime rates in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 24, 2022 - 6:00 AM

There’s more to solving the growing crime rates in Thompson and Okanagan cities than locking people up.
Why rise in hate and domestic crimes during COVID are expected to continue
March 23, 2022 - 7:30 AM

Two of the most significant changes in Canadian crime rates during COVID saw increases in hate crimes and domestic abuse.
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