Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002
Greater Sudbury Police Service statistics show a continuing decrease in crime in 2001.
Year-to-date figures indicate a 21.3 per cent decrease in break and enters for the period ending Nov. 30 compared to the same time frame in 2000.
Business break-ins were down 12.4 per cent while residential break-ins showed a 23.5 per cent drop.
Motor vehicle thefts were down 6.5 per cent.
There was also grim news in the police report.
Five homicides were recorded in the first 11 months of 2001. That compared to one in 2000.
Overall criminal offences were down 5.2 per cent.
