PART A
NORTH DISTRICT OVERVIEW
The North District includes the area within the City limits north of the Canadian Pacific main railway line, with the exception of the North Central Community. This geographic area also includes the Paul Dojack Youth Centre. This District is divided into three zones; the Northwest, the Northeast and the West zone. These zones are further sub-divided into smaller atoms. Officers assigned to the North District are assigned specific zones and atoms in order to enhance geographic ownership and provide more effective responses to calls for service and community concerns.
The Community Services Division (CSD) North District is currently overseen by one Inspector and one Staff Sergeant who are responsible for North District members within four patrol shifts, the Traffic Safety Unit (TSU), Regina Police Service Combined Traffic Safety Services unit (Regina CTSS) and a Crime Stoppers / Community Programs officer.
North District Community Crime Report
The Regina Police Service Tactical Analysts report on crime trends and collect data. This information is reported daily and is used to identify hot spots of crime in the city. This information is critical and provides the District S/Sgt.’s with a valuable opportunity to effectively direct resources and develop timely strategies. The S/Sgt. provides front-line officers with Proactive Policing hot spots and targets based on this information. The Regina Police Service produces a community crime report through our records management (IEIS) system. This report allows us to compare reported crimes against property and crimes against person for the North District. It also allows us to compare North District reported crimes to the remainder of the city.
Crimes Against Property
Property crime in the North District in 2018 accounted for 30.7% of all reported property crime in the City of Regina; that is a decrease of about 2.7 percent from 2017. Of the three zones in the North District, the Northwest zone reported the highest number of events, accounting for 47.6% of all violations in the district. The Northeast zone reported 36.8% of all violations in the district, while the West zone had the fewest number of reported violations at 15.3%.
NORTH DISTRICT 2018 Crime Against Property | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD | |
REGINA | 1094 | 939 | 1002 | 1078 | 1361 | 1392 | 1442 | 1465 | 1512 | 1580 | 1342 | 1297 | 15504 |
Northwest | 117 | 130 | 149 | 172 | 219 | 234 | 197 | 211 | 195 | 207 | 233 | 201 | 2265 |
Northeast | 142 | 92 | 98 | 126 | 141 | 138 | 169 | 157 | 199 | 193 | 137 | 160 | 1752 |
West | 42 | 37 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 84 | 63 | 70 | 83 | 85 | 64 | 43 | 739 |
N. District total | 301 | 259 | 303 | 355 | 415 | 456 | 429 | 438 | 477 | 485 | 434 | 404 | 4756 |
N. District % | 27.5% | 27.6% | 30.2% | 32.9% | 30.5% | 32.8% | 29.8% | 29.9% | 31.5% | 30.7% | 32.3% | 31.1% | 30.7% |
Select Property Crimes – 3 Year Comparison
In 2018, we saw increases across the Property Crime Violations span. The most significant increase was a 54.84% increase in theft of auto in the North District. Theft from auto and mischiefs in 2018 decreased however there was an increase in break and enter (16.47%) offences in the North District.
North District Property Crime 3 Year Comparison | |||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Break and Enter | 522 | 619 | 721 |
Theft from Auto | 960 | 856 | 852 |
Theft of Auto | 447 | 392 | 607 |
Mischief | 1033 | 772 | 739 |
Total Above Violations | 2062 | 2639 | 2919 |
North District Property Crime 3 Year Comparison
Crimes Against the Person
Crimes against the person in the North District in 2018 accounted for 27.7% of all reported crimes against the person in the City of Regina. Of the three zones in the North District, the Northwest zone reported the highest number of violations, accounting for 46.7% of all crimes against the person in the district. The Northeast zone reported 32.8% of all crimes against the person in the district, while the West zone had the fewest number of reported crimes against the person at 20.3%. Whereas in 2017, the North District saw an increase in assaults and a decrease in robberies, 2018 saw a 10.5% decrease in assaults and a significant increase in robberies of 46.8%.
NORTH DISTRICT 2017 Crime Against Person | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD | |
REGINA | 280 | 236 | 230 | 247 | 259 | 267 | 233 | 261 | 235 | 249 | 227 | 217 | 2941 |
Northwest | 44 | 35 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 381 |
Northeast | 30 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 268 |
West | 17 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 166 |
N. District total | 91 | 71 | 57 | 71 | 68 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 815 |
N. District % | 32.5% | 30.1% | 24.8% | 28.7% | 26.3% | 28.8% | 30.0% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 21.7% | 25.6% | 28.6% | 27.7% |
North District Crime Against Person 2018
Select Crimes Against Person – 3 Year Comparison
North District Crimes Against Person 3 Year Comparison | |||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Assault | 597 | 618 | 553 |
Robbery | 68 | 47 | 69 |
Total Above Violations | 665 | 665 | 622 |
North District 3 Year Comparison – All Occurrences
North District 3 Year Comparison All Occurrences | |||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
North District | 12856 | 12410 | 13195 |
South District | 15213 | 14473 | 15724 |
Central District | 17338 | 16489 | 17186 |
No District Specified | 2571 | 3009 | 3327 |
Regina All Occurences | 45303 | 46381 | 49432 |
North District All Occurrences 3 Year Comparison
PART B
Traffic Safety Unit Year in Review
TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT
In 2018, the Traffic Safety Unit (TSU) consisted of two Sergeants, two Corporals and ten Constables. They remained on a 12 hour shift configuration which consisted of day and afternoon shifts that follow two shifts. The TSU works collectively to investigate motor vehicle collisions, provide traffic enforcement, traffic education through lectures and social media, and develop and implement selective traffic safety projects.
In 2018, Regina Police Service members issued 24,676 Summary Offence traffic tickets. The Traffic Safety Unit wrote over half of those tickets issuing 13,473.
In 2018, the TSU once again partnered with the City of Regina on several traffic projects, including the continuation of the “Overdrive Program” along with the “Intersection Enforcement Program”. All of these traffic initiatives focused enforcement efforts towards high volume traffic areas, high collision intersections, and areas around social drinking establishments.
Provincially, the TSU contributed to the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) by sending members to various locations throughout the province. TSU continued with “High Visibility Projects” throughout the year again focusing on high traffic volume in known drinking establishments. TSU also provided resources to the Driving Without Impairment (DWI) program, which is a joint program with Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI). TSU officers provided 24, 2- hour presentations as part of the DWI program in 2018.
Intersection Safety Projects – 2018 | |
Total Intersection Safety Projects | 30 |
Summary Offence Tickets Issued during these projects | 899 |
Overdrives Projects – 2018 | |
Total Overdrive Projects | 24 |
Summary Offence Tickets Issued | 62 |
Impaired / Exceed Charges | 23 |
ASD (Alcohol Screening Device) Breath Tests | 35 |
High Visibility Projects – 2018 | |
Total High Visibility Projects | 16 |
Summary Offence Tickets Issued | 71 |
Impaired / Exceed Charges | 5 |
ASD (Alcohol Screening Device) Breath Tests | 43 |
Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE)
2018 was the third year of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) in the City of Regina. There are three automated speed enforcement cameras that move to various locations in the City. There are two in select school zones and one on the Ring Road. In 2018 the number of ASE tickets issued increased 23% from 2017. This was the first increase since the program was started in 2015.
Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) – 2017
Month | School Zone Issued | High Speed Zone Issued | Total Issued |
January | 285 | 315 | 599 |
February | 191 | 284 | 475 |
March | 422 | 70 | 1122 |
April | 1002 | 554 | 1556 |
May | 415 | 233 | 648 |
June | 1116 | 442 | 1558 |
July | 863 | 612 | 1475 |
August | 1594 | 398 | 1992 |
September | 1325 | 787 | 2112 |
October | 1131 | 224 | 1355 |
November | 861 | 191 | 1052 |
December | 784 | 382 | 1166 |
Totals | 9989 | 5121 | 15110 |
Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) – 2017
Month | School Zone Issued | High Speed Zone Issued | Total Issued |
January | 699 | 428 | 1127 |
February | 631 | 448 | 1079 |
March | 804 | 811 | 1615 |
April | 1590 | 612 | 2202 |
May | 821 | 306 | 1127 |
June | 1137 | 455 | 1592 |
July | 1747 | 620 | 2367 |
August | 1171 | 675 | 1846 |
September | 629 | 1541 | 2170 |
October | 1036 | 755 | 1791 |
November | 734 | 195 | 9292 |
December | 576 | 211 | 7876 |
Totals | 11575 | 7057 | 18632 |
Red Light Camera Program
On December 1, 2018, after updating the Red Light Camera system with digital technology, the City of Regina restarted the Red Light Camera Program. The Red Light Camera Program is operating at three intersections with four cameras; one camera at the intersection of Lewvan Drive
and Dewdney Avenue, one camera at the intersection of Albert Street and Parliament Avenue, and two cameras at Albert Street and Saskatchewan Drive. For the first two months the program issued only warnings, for the month of December there were 328 warnings issued. The program started issuing tickets February 1, 2019.
Impaired Driving
Throughout 2018 the Regina Police Service continued to be focused on impaired driving. The Regina Police Service investigated 404 impaired driving occurrences and laid 696 impaired & exceed charges.
Traffis Safety Unit Year in Review
Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) – 2017
TSU 2018 | ||||
SOTI’s | 13461 | Breath Tests | 75 | |
Impaired Drive / Exceed | 78 | Arrests | 59 | |
License Suspension | 314 | Court Appearances/Trials | 434 | |
Impounds | 239 | Lectures | 47 | |
Calls for Service | 1088 | Parades | 43 | |
Traffic Calls for Service | 524 | Scenes Surveyed / Scanned | 28 | |
Total Calls for Service | 1612 | Collision Files (Full) | 17 | |
Collision Data Recorder (CDR) Downloads | 24 |
Regina Police Service Combined Traffic Safety Service (Regina CTSS)
The Regina CTSS unit started in March of 2018, staffed with 4 Constables and a Sergeant. In October of 2018, 5 more staff were added, which included a Corporal and 4 additional Constables. These 5 additional members were fully operational November 2018.
CTSS 2018 | |
Impaired Drive / Exceed | 4995 |
License Suspension | 174 |
Impounds | 191 |
Calls for Service in Regina | 141 |
Criminal Code charges | 28 |
Warrants Executed | 49 |
Provincial CTSS Traffic Projects
The Regina CTSS participated in several traffic projects throughout the southern district of the province;
▪ May 2018 – Swift Current community; an increase in the amount of vehicle traffic was anticipated for this event, in previous years the RCMP had experienced incidents of impaired driving.
▪ August 2018 –A car show / drag race competition at the Swift Current Airport where it was anticipated a large number of modified vehicles would be in the City.
▪ July 2018 – Regina CTSS hosted members from various RCMP detachments, Moose Jaw Police Service CTSS, Saskatchewan Highway Patrol, and Weyburn Police Service CTSS. Numerous locations within the City were targeted.
▪ September 2018 – Provincial Project on Highway #1 near the Alberta border – checkstops
▪ December 2018 – Assisted Weyburn Police Service CTSS unit with other Municipal agencies and RCMP detachments doing multi-location check-stops in Weyburn.
CRIME STOPPERS
In 2018, Regina Crime Stoppers received 914 tips and the total amount of property and drugs recovered was $587,700. This was the highest number of property and drugs received in the last seven years of Regina Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers continues to create re-enactments and air the “Crime of the Week” every Monday on CTV.
Crime Stoppers continued working in partnership with the School Resource Officers and both School Divisions within Regina on the Leaders Creating Future Leaders Program. This initiative gives 25 children the opportunity to hear from different community leaders on a monthly basis.
Tips Received | Rewards Approved | Reward Amount Approved | Reward Amount Paid | Arrests Made | Cases Cleared | Total Property / Drugs Recovered | |
2018 | 914 | 22 | $11,125 | $5,075 | 22 | 23 | $587,700 |
2017 | 1192 | 15 | $4,675 | $1,850 | 11 | 23 | $190,000 |
2016 | 1088 | 23 | $9,465 | $5,475 | 17 | 69 | $30,500 |
2015 | 1028 | 16 | $4,535 | $2,425 | 17 | 19 | $8,920 |
2014 | 859 | 38 | $13,426 | $1,000 | 36 | 37 | $145,900 |
2013 | 773 | 28 | $5,140 | $1,640 | 18 | 10 | $43,722 |
2012 | 767 | 31 | $6,665 | $3,770 | 30 | 37 | $31,640 |