Crime Down In Regional Municipality

by Bobby NockSeptember 10, 2019

Deputy Police Chief Robert Walsh says the reported crime rate in the Regional Municipality went down by 9 per cent last year.

Walsh made the remarks at this morning’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting.

The number comes from a summary of 2018 Crime Stats.

Walsh says the severity of crimes in the municipality went down by 16 percent last year.

There were also no murders in 2018.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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