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‘ a - WM tin or J CHRONICLE - Wednesday. December 3. 2014 Crime rate and severity of crime on decline in Waterloo Region BYlJSA Riirutme . - ‘ police getting tougher on W "Ml“:"i’lf‘ji"! ”I it. drug activity in the region. a states the annual report, ‘ ritiie rates and the t] j “The increase in these sex erity of crime is _, -. charges would likely be LUI)’ decreasing in Water- M - - ' W , nected to specific trafficking loo Region but those .g ‘ ' ‘ projects initiated by our lll‘l lines are not keeping LqEE '_ service and street level initir pace \\‘lll1 falling rates 1 . . ates aimed at addressing reported by police forces at m» . " thesetypesofdrugs." the proxincial or national ‘ There are however. some |e\e1s . . ‘ , increases the local police Waterloo Regional Police ‘2’ ' ' ‘ ‘ forceisataloss to explain. servit es is reporting that The region saw a sharp local crime rates decreased spike in homicides last year, by six per cent in 2013. com- with eight homicides report pared to 2012, but the ed in 2013. double the four provincial and national rates homicides seen in 2012. show a decline of nine per . . . . . . “According to our homi- cent and eight per cent, The local crime rate and serverrty ofcnme rate is dropping but not as much as declines reported across the country. rumor!) cide investigators. 2013 Mb respectively. don't necessarily reflect the has a full-time lntemet child perpetrators" 1,310 in 2012 7 that decline ati anomaly." states the The crime severity index. changes in targeted enforce. exploitation investigation Drug-related offences may be more a result of a police document. “ l'lie which measures the frequenr ment, it suggests, and has dedicated two more also increased in the region diverted focus to harder homicides were all inde ty of serious crimes. saw for example. there was an investigators from its major for "harder" drugs like hero- dnigs. pendent of each other, and declines iii 20H iagainst increase in the number of case branch to target child in, cocaine and crystal meth “Although the violations were not gangirelated in any 2012), reporting a four per local charges involvingluring pomegraphy. in 2013, related to cannabis have way, or tied 10 organi/etl cent drop But the reduction a child over the lnternet. “These investigators indir There were 47 heroin~ decreased. our investigators crime.” " is well behind the 10 per cent jumping up to 18 incidents cate that technology and related charges in 2013. up believe that it is just as prevar The nuinberofatteniptetl decline reported at the in 2013. from 10 in 2012. The increased accessibility on from 25 in 2012. 127 cocaine lent as ever." states the murder cases. however. were provincial level and the nine increase in offences could be handheld devices are con» related charges in 2013. up report. down significantly last year, per cent seen at the national attributed to increased tributing to these increases.” from 1 13 in 2012, and 44 “Due to the lenient court dropping to two offences in level, efiorts to educate the public finds the report. crystal meth~related offences views and penalties, the 2013 from eight in the preu There are some explana- about “sexting' and child “There has been in 2013. up from 22 as focus has moved to the hard» ous year. lions for the differences, exploitation maintains the increased reporting through reported iii the previous er drugs like methampheta- The annual police report according to the latest Water- report. as well as increased education and awareness year. mines (crystal methi, heroin emphasizes, however. the 100 Regional Police Service and targeted enforcement And our investigators are And while the number of and cocaine." total overall crime rate annual report. released activities » also using the technology to marijuana violations fell - The increase in offences dropped to its lowest rate online recently. 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