Prince George RCMP responded to nearly 10 per cent fewer calls for service in 2022 than they did in 2021, according to information released by police on Wednesday.
RCMP responded to roughly 46,000 calls for service in 2022 – equivalent to one call every 11 minutes and 26 seconds, 365 days a year - down from roughly 51,000 in 2021.
The number of case files generated from those calls was not provided, but in a report to city council in February, 2022, Prince George RCMP Supt. Shaun Wright said the number of case files generated by RCMP in the city has been trending upward over the past four years: 44,118 in 2018, 48,022 in 2019, 46,927 in 2020 and 50,182 in 2021.
Prince George RCMP ended the year on a quieter note than previous years, only responding to 110 calls on the last day of 2022.
“Overall, calls to police on New Year’s Eve were in-line with regular types of service calls: police were kept busy attending to numerous disturbances and incidents caused by intoxicated individuals,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said.
