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Crime watching versus blocking

Darren Boyer, September 15 2023

The future is about blocking crime. Blocking crime is simple. Blocking uses every single tool that gets in the head of the potential criminal and stops them before a crime happens. These are clearly effective methods that prove to the potential criminal ‘don’t go there’. They work as fast or faster than a desperate addict in the middle of the...

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The Highest Crime Rates In Alberta – July 2023

Darren Boyer, August 10 2023

This chart shows the cities with the highest crime rates in Alberta for July 2023. Property crime escalating to extreme levels creates hidden waste and costs taxpayers, especially homeowners. See the breakdown below. To see the latest you may want to visit - The Highest Crime Rates In Alberta – August

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Seven Most Likely Ways Your Holiday Trailer, RV, Boat, or ATV Will Get Stolen This Summer

Darren Boyer, July 14 2023

Peak season for high value thefts involving holiday trailers, RVs, boats, and ATVs is normally between June 1 to October 31. Too many are left devastated and face substantial financial losses. In this article, I'll explore seven common reasons that thieves get away with stealing these things, and why there are security holes that allow it to...

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The Most Dangerous Cities In Alberta – June 2023

Darren Boyer, July 11 2023

The highest crime rates in the province occur in the cities. The largest cities don’t always have the highest crime rate though. Calgary, the largest city in the province ranked 48th, leaving many other cities and towns with a much higher crime rate. The top 10 places for property crime on a per resident basis are mostly towns. See the rankings...

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The Most Dangerous Cities In Alberta - May 2023

Darren Boyer, June 7 2023

The six cities with the highest property crime rates per resident were Cold Lake, Red Deer, Wetaskawin, Grande Prairie, Leduc and Edmonton. Calgary was #7 on the list. This is how many property crimes took place in each city in May. Cold Lake 107Red Deer 463Wetaskiwin 58Grande Prairie 271Leduc 114Edmonton 3294Calgary* 3868Fort Saskatchewan...

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Local Crime Rates

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

To see the latest you may want to visit - The Highest Crime Rates In Alberta – August 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

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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 58 Cold 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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