Estevan's crime severity index dropped 19.36 per cent in 2024

Estevan's crime severity index dropped 19.36 per cent in 2024

Annual report looks at crime severity for municipal and RCMP forces in the southeast and across Canada.

Police chief pleased with Estevan’s crime severity index decline

ESTEVAN — Estevan Police Chief Jamie Blunden is pleased to see a decrease in Estevan's crime severity index (CSI) number. Statistics Canada released the comprehensive annual document July 22. It shows Estevan's figure stood at 94.23, down 19.36 per cent from the 116.85 recorded the previous year. The 2024 number is the seventh time in nine years that Estevan's CSI has been below 100. The violent crime number stood at 112.07, a significant drop f…