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cent in 1997- fell by 6 percent lastyea i time when about 24000 more people moved into york last year when investigations that didnt result- iri charges the prirninal occurrence clearance rate for york regional region- were included police went up by 2 per cent increasing to 34 percent u vln 1997 tne regions crime rate dropped by 5 per cent york region police investigated 182 public morals inci- traffic accidents decreased last jear with 65 percent despite a population increase of 38 per cent dents last year v fewer collisions traffic fatalities were down by 15 percent the last crime rate increase came in 1995 when there was if only investigations that resulted iri charges were with 33 people killed last yearcompared to 39 in 1997 a 2percent increase in a year that saw a 3percent popu- lationhike police services board chairperson margaret black believes trie drop mcrime is due to an aging population its something thats happening across north ariierica she said- while criminai occurrences dropped for the third year iri arow citizen derriands for police service increased by 46 per cent from 142227 to 148880 axlpser look at thestatistics reveals that crimes against persons contiriiiedto rise last year vvhileroverall crime- decreased by per cent crimes 4 against persons rose by 2 per cent t the category which includes violent crimes increased by 6 per cent in 1997 k thejiighest increase was in assaults with 2923 incidents cbmpjared in 1997 represeritinga 6 per- cent increase it drug occurrences an area chief julian fantino hopes to continue targeting this year jumped by31 per cent last year iseveral highprofile marijuana arrests including the regions largestever in markham contributed to those fig ures the driigoccurrence increase skyrockets even further your wedding gift store r 134 robinson st markham village 2946085 a wonderful winter sale january 30th february 7th the infrequent but genuine glass stoqe sale has become t a tradition because each item is open 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