City police responded to more than 238 criminal incidents during the week of Monday, August 14 through Sunday, August 20.
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 south side, responding to 129 criminal incidents compared to 109 cases south of the Harbour Expressway.
The more than 238 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:
• 16 assaults
• 12 break and enters
• 1 other sexual offence
• 7 property crimes
• 3 robberies
• 14 thefts
• 5 thefts from vehicle
• 5 thefts of vehicle
• 7 weapons offences
Meanwhile, north of the Harbour Expressway some of the more serious incidents included:
• 10 assaults
• 7 break and enters
• 2 other sexual offences
• 7 property crimes
• 1 robbery
• 4 sexual assaults
• 18 thefts
• 1 theft from vehicle
• 1 theft 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.
