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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 - April 2023 Edition

Darren Boyer, May 4 2023

Of these six cities, Edmonton and region had the highest overall crime rates. Edmonton residents experienced 3459 property crimes during April. This is 3.42 crimes per 1,000 residents. Half of the cities in Alberta had less than 2.01 crimes per 1,000 residents. This difference between the Edmonton crime rate, and what half the cities experienced,...

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The Most Dangerous Places in Alberta October 2022

Darren Boyer, November 4 2022

Here are the six most dangerous places in Alberta, according to the police reported crime rates. Bonnyville had the highest crime rate in the province according to the RCMP property crime data. There were over 12.96 crimes per 1,000 residents or 83 in total. Bon Accord had the second highest crime rate in the province, rising to over 9.16 crimes...

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The Most Dangerous Places in Alberta - September 2022

Darren Boyer, October 25 2022

Here are the six most dangerous places in Alberta, according to the police reported crime rates. St. Paul had the highest crime rate in the province according to the RCMP property crime data. There were over 18 crimes per 1,000 residents. This was the highest crime rate per resident I’d ever

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A CAO (Town Manager) asked 'How is the court process with Lightcatch handled?' Here was our response.

Darren Boyer, September 2 2022

I’ll answer this question specifically but feel the most important point to look at before I answer this question is to ask ‘Why are so few property crimes never going to court in the first place?’ The miniscule amount of property claims that do go to court often involve a long investigation, followed with a seizure of many stolen items at once....

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Highest Crime Locations By Region Across Alberta - July 2022

Darren Boyer, August 10 2022

The region of Edmonton has pockets of some of the highest urban crime and some of the lowest urban crime in the province. Comparing this chart to the Calgary region will show Calgary has an overall lower crime rate. The Edmonton Region Municipalities including their ranking on the list of 126 Municipalities studied.  The number to the right of...

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The Most Dangerous Places in Alberta - July 2022

Darren Boyer, August 9 2022

Here are the six most dangerous places, with the highest crime rates in the province of Alberta, for July 2022. Alberta Beach had the highest crime rate in the province according to the RCMP property crime data.  There were over 12 crimes per 1,000 residents.  The O’Chiese First Nation community had the second highest crime rate in the province,...

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The Most Dangerous Cities in Alberta - July 2022

Darren Boyer, August 9 2022

Wait! The most current crime data is now from August 2023. To see the latest you may want to visit - The Highest Crime Rates In Alberta – August 2023 Here are the six cities with the highest crime rates in Alberta in July. Westaskawin had the highest crime rate with over 6 crimes per 1,000 residents. Edmonton had the second highest crime rate...

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Which Regions and Places of Alberta Had The Highest Crime in June?

Darren Boyer, July 6 2022

Alberta is often divided into eight regions. Here is a list of the highest crime locations in each region. We’ll move through each region the charts below. The pink, yellow and green lines indicate crime levels that are really bad. The highest crime is not in rural areas, nor in the big cities. Eastern Alberta towns have by far the most crime on...

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Most Dangerous Places- Alberta April 2022

Darren Boyer, May 6 2022

Here are crime rates for several locations across Alberta in April.  Some regions of Alberta had as much as eight times the crime as others. Some regions of Alberta had as much as eight times the crime as others. Major Cities in Alberta Edmonton had one of the lowest crime rates of any major City in Alberta.  Sherwood Park and St. Albert seemed...

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