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Property crime, traffic collisions and violent crime were all down compared to 2019, but the violent crime rate was above Calgary’s five-year average, with some of the peak periods happening last summer when COVID restrictions eased.
But there was also a notable spike in shootings compared to 2019, as well as 34 homicides. That puts 2020 above the five-year average of 26. Neufeld said charges have been laid in about 80 per cent of those cases.
“I’ll touch wood, but our numbers of homicides and our numbers of shootings are actually down compared to the end of (the first quarter) last year, so that’s trending in a good way.”
With news on COVID-19 happening rapidly, we’ve created this page to bring you our latest stories and information on the outbreak in and around Calgary. What’s happening now Premier Jason Kenney is set to provide an update on the province’s vaccine rollout at 3:30 p.m. today Alberta enters Stage 2 of its ‘Open for Summer” reopening plan today. The province reported 313 new cases of COVID-19 and five deaths on Wednesday. After weeks of steady.
With news on COVID-19 happening rapidly, we’ve created this page to bring you our latest stories and information on the outbreak in and around Calgary. What’s happening now Premier Jason Kenney is set to provide an update on the province’s vaccine rollout at 3:30 p.m. today Alberta enters Stage 2 of its ‘Open for Summer” reopening plan today. The province reported 313 new cases of COVID-19 and five deaths on Wednesday. After weeks of steady.