City police responded to more than 288 criminal incidents during the week of Monday, August 12 through Sunday, August 18.
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 158 criminal incidents compared to 128 cases south of the Harbour Expressway.
The more than 288 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:
• 22 assaults
• 15 break and enters
• 7 property crimes
• 1 robbery
• 1 sexual assault
• 17 thefts
• 6 thefts from vehicle
• 4 thefts of vehicle
• 7 weapons charges
Meanwhile, north of the Harbour Expressway some of the more serious incidents included:
• 12 assaults
• 24 break and enters
• 16 property crimes
• 1 robbery
• 1 sexual assault
• 25 thefts
• 21 thefts from vehicle
• 6 thefts of vehicle
• 9 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.
