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Darren Boyer, May 18 2023

‘You’re service lacks any clear reports or proof that it is any better than anyone else’s.” Doug was the interim CAO for big new client of ours. I think he liked our company and was actually trying to help us when he said those words. From the moment he said it, I knew he was right, and that feeling of letting down an important customer burned...

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The Most Dangerous Cities In Alberta - March 2023 Edition

Darren Boyer, April 10 2023

These are the police reported crime rankings for 162 cities, towns, counties and communities across Alberta during March 2023. All rankings are done on a per 1,000 resident basis so the comparisons are equal. Here is a chart showing the cities in Alberta with the highest crime

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The Most Dangerous Cities, Towns And Rural Places in Alberta February 2023

Darren Boyer, March 13 2023

These rankings show the places with the highest crime rates in February 2023.   At the end of the post is a list of 124 communities and where they ranked from the worst property crime levels to the lowest. All rankings are done on a per 1,000 resident basis to help make an equal

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The Most Dangerous Cities, Towns And Counties in Alberta In January 2023

Darren Boyer, February 11 2023

The Cities with the highest property crime rates in Alberta in January 2023 are shown in the chart below. Wetaskawin had the highest crime rate for a City in January. It was also #1 in December. Total property crimes were 79Cold Lake was #2. Total property crimes were - 86Edmonton was #3. Total property crimes were - 3728Red Deer was #4. Total...

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The Most Dangerous Cities, Towns And Counties in Alberta - Dec 2022

Darren Boyer, January 13 2023

Wetaskawin had the highest crime rate for a City in December.  It was #2 in December.  Total property crimes were 58Cold Lake was #2.  It was #1 in November.   Total property crimes were - 65Red Deer was #3.  It was #3 in November.   Total property crimes were - 324Calgary* was #4.  It was #5 in November.   Total property crimes were -...

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The Most Dangerous Cities And Places in Alberta November 2022

Darren Boyer, January 3 2023

Cities with the highest crime rates in Alberta in November. Cold Lake had the highest crime rate for a City in November. Next was Wetaskawin, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Calgary and Edmonton as the cities with the highest property crime rates. Total Crimes for each location were Cold Lake - 84, Wetaskawin - 54, Red Deer - 373, Grande Prairie...

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Crime In Your Area

Darren Boyer, November 22 2022

This chart shows how a lot of people in the US think crime has increased this year. (Statista - https://www.statista.com/chart/28639/perception-crime-local-area-us/) To me it's kind of weird that they'd divide the survey across political lines of Democrats and Republicans like they

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Is Where You Live Riskier Than The Worst Cities in the US?

Darren Boyer, September 1 2022

Wetaskawin Alberta, population 12,655"Break and enters are up 44 per cent with 38 more occurrences, and theft of motor vehicles increased by 134 per cent, with 39 more instances." said Inspector Keith Durance in his report to City Council for crime  from January to June, 2022 on Aug 31.

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Two art heists, expert says Canada is a 'soft target'

Darren Boyer, August 30 2022

The article explains how an elaborate theft occurred in Ottawa, just when the hotel was the most vulnerable. Opinions agree that organized crime was likely involved.   The expert quoted in the article labelled Canada as being a soft target. Estrellita Karsh ,wife of legenary photographer Yousuf Karsh, stands in front of the iconic 1941 photograph o...

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How To Get Police Response in Under 8 Minutes

Darren Boyer, August 15 2022

A concerned citizen recently got an onsite police response within 8 minutes. This was before a crime even happened! Here is how they did it. 1) They put an alert of suspicious activity on Lightcatch2) The location they chose appears on the map screen of Lightcatch.3) The description matched the location.4) The officer saw they were close by and t...

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