Manitoba RCMP are reporting an 11 percent decrease in police-reported crime in rural areas between August 2020 and August 2021.
The decrease was reported to be 13 percent in the West District, which is where Dauphin is located.
Crime in our district fell overall in almost every category but there are a few exceptions.
Arson nearly doubled to 11 in 2021 from six in 2020, fraud was up by 15 percent, and there were 274 instances of suspicious people, vehicles, or property marking a 13 percent increase.
