Royal Canadian Mounted Police
2016 Achievements
The following are continuing priorities for the District of Lake Country Detachment:
Crime Reduction
Steps were taken to reduce crime by focusing efforts on the right chronic and/or prolific offenders. The goal is to
reduce property crime by 5%; reduce total reported criminal code offences by 5%; and reduce overall reported
incidents of violent crime by 5%. The results were Criminal Code offences were down 25% from Q2 of 2015. At the
time of reporting in November 2016, the following statistical report was provided: six (6) individuals under curfew
conditions; two (2) individuals under reporting conditions; six (6) individuals charges with breaching their conditions;
property crime up 7% from Q2 of 2016 (theft from homes under construction/theft form vehicles); individual
located/arrested due to a report of a prowler surfing vehicles – found to be in possession of break and enter
instruments and stolen property recovered, with charges pending.
Road Safety
Traffic enforcement and motor vehicle-related issues remain a high priority for Lake Country with the goal of
reducing the number of motor vehicle accidents and fatalities associated with alcohol with the following goals: to
reduce fatal collisions by 5%; reduce alcohol-related fatal collisions by 5%, and reduce serious injury
collisions by 5%.
There were a total of 55 collisions (44 non-injury / 11 injury) in Q2 which is down 12%. The following results were
reported:
17 individuals issued 90 day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (Fail/Refuse/Warn)
4 Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle
3 individuals issued 24 hour driving prohibitions for drugs or alcohol
3 individuals charged with excessive speeding.
Boat Safety
Results:
40 inspections conducted on Wood, Kalamalka and Okanagan lakes
Poor compliance: 37 found to be in contravention.
Reduced files associated to Domestic Violence
Results:
Domestic disputes in Q2 down 58%
Spousal assaults in Q2 up 14% (one file).
Citizens on Patrol
Q2: patrols were active 9 dates for 29.5 patrol hours and 65.5 administrative hours,