Lethbridge sees sharpest crime severity index drop since 2000

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Lethbridge sees sharpest crime severity index drop since 2000
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Statistics Canada published the 2024 crime severity index (CSI) on Tuesday and Lethbridge saw its steepest decrease in 25 years.

Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH: Statistics Canada published the 2024 crime severity index on Tuesday and Lethbridge, Alta., saw its steepest decrease in 25 years. Justin Sibbet reports.released the 2024 CSI. Lethbridge saw its steepest decrease in a quarter century, dropping almost 19 per cent year-over-year to 117.77.

“It’s by reinvesting in our police, reinvesting in some of the social agencies that we are working with.” “We’ll continue our collective efforts to keep Lethbridge safe and a welcoming community. Today’s stats reinforce our positive direction.”Police-reported crime in Canada fell in 2024 for 1st time since pandemicInmate charged with murder in death of B.C. serial killer Robert PicktonThe Lethbridge census metropolitan area had a CSI score of 105.51 in 2024, down 18.71 per cent from 129.79 in 2023.

“People are, I think, hearing the messages. They’re locking their doors, they’re taking things out of their vehicles so things aren’t accessible. They’re not leaving their keys in their car when they’re running, they’re making it a little bit more difficult to steal things.”

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