The report, presented to the county's police services board, reports that officers of the Brant detachment laid 539 criminal and Provincial Offences Act charges that month – down 6.3% from the same month in October 2010.
Year-to-date charges were also down 9.2%, as police laid 6,360 charges between January and October.
There were 67 Criminal Code charges in October – down 16.3% over the same month last year. But total criminal charges between January and October were still running 9.6% higher than the same period last year, at 742.
OPP also reported a dip in most areas of crime in its September report.
Here's a look at the criminal charges and cases investigated by category in October and the same month last year:
– Assaults – seven, down 61.1%;
– Break-ins – 13, down 13.3%;
– Mischief – 25, down 13.8%;
– Drug offences – five, down 75%;
– Impaired Driving – five, no change;
– Stolen vehicles – six, down 33.3%;– Recovered stolen vehicles – nine, no change;
– Theft under $5,000 investigations – 18, down 14.3%;
– Disturb the peace calls – seven, up 133.3%.
Provincial offences charges and Highway Traffic Act tickets issued in October:
– Speeding – 281 tickets, down 11.4%;
– Moving violations – 59, up 59%
– Suspended driving – nine, up 33.3%;
– Seatbelt charges – 51, up 538%;
– Distracted driving – seven, no change;
– Liquor Licence Act violations – 11, down 26.7%.
mamarion@theexpositor.com
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