Brandon Police yesterday released their annual report, updating on topics relating to their operations for the 2018 calendar year.
Of note, the total calls for service for the first time crossed the 40,000 mark at 40,063. It marks the fifth consecutive year that calls have increased year-on-year and overall a rise of 25% from 2013. Natural inclination may be to compare that to population increase where Brandon went from 46,061 to 48,859 between 2011 to 2016 (6.1%). At the same time itâs worth noting that the average calls per sworn office has risen 6.64% over the last two years.
Looking deeper, the report shows that calls relating to crimes against property were up 12.7% compared to the previous year with the report noting a 35.4% rise in bike theft and overall increases in break and enters to sheds and outbuildings.
Calls for crimes against persons were up 6.6% though down slightly from two years ago. Most significantly in terms of numbers those calls led to assault charges in 660 cases.
A topic on the minds of many has been the growing reports relating to methamphetamine which the reports shows has seen related charges go from 3 in 2014 to 53 and 58 respectively over the past two years.
When it comes to the current year, according to monthly stats released on the Police Service website 2019 had seen a 5% early reduction in overall criminal code violations through February.
The full report can be read at https://issuu.com/citybrandon/docs/police_report_-_final