Article content Crime rates were down across the province in 2020 year-over-year, a new report released by the RCMP shows, highlighting the success of the force’s crime-reduction strategy. Rural crime also decreased, in some cases a double-digit percentage point reduction over the previous year’s rates. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or New RCMP report shows crime down in 2020, projects aim to keep the downward trend going Back to video The rates look specifically at four areas of crime: break-and-enter, motor vehicle theft, theft both over and under $5,000 and possession of stolen goods.