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Crime at a Glance: 31 assaults, 24 thefts

The city's police were busy last week responding to more than 155 criminal incidents including five weapons charges.
Crime at a Glance

City police responded to more than 155 criminal incidents during the week of Monday, January 30 through Sunday, February 5.

Thunder Bay Police Service statistics are made available through crimereports.com, a website that tracks reported crime via information provided by local police services.

This week’s report shows police were busier on the north side, responding to 82 criminal incidents compared to 71 cases north of the Harbour Expressway.

The more than 155 incidents reported last week is an estimate and does not include traffic cases.

South of the Harbour Expressway, some of the more serious incidents included:

• 14 assaults
• 6 break and enters
• 5 property crimes
• 2 robbery
• 1 sexual assaults
• 11 thefts
• 4 thefts from vehicle
• 2 weapons charges

Meanwhile, north of the Harbour Expressway some of the more serious incidents included:

• 17 assaults
• 5 break and enters
• 3 property crimes
• 1 robbery
• 2 sexual assaults
• 13 thefts
• 1 thefts from vehicle
• 1 thefts of vehicle
• 3 weapons charges

The vast majority of cases city police responded to were listed as either liquor, disorder and property crime.

The above numbers represent an estimate.





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