Over the last several years the City has increased its commitment to public safety by adding more RCMP and Bylaw officers. Council added two additional officers to its RCMP detachment seeing an increase to 23 total members.
The additional RCMP personnel allowed the Quesnel Detachment’s prolific offenders team to be fully staffed on a consistent basis. The Bylaw department saw an increase to 4.5 staff members allowing them to work more closely to address public safety concerns, particularly in the downtown core.
Quesnel RCMP Crime stats saw a dip in the first quarter of 2021 when compared with the previous year seeing few property crimes
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