2011 Crime Severity Stats good news for WL

In the latest information for 2011 - the Crime Severity stats released by Stats Canada shows an improvement in the Crime Severity Index for Williams Lake

Note - these stats are for ranked communities over 10,000 in population

Source Documents -- 2010 (view here) and 2011 (view here)

In 2010 - Williams Lake:

Population -- 11,129

Overall Crime Severity Index

Value -- 211.6
Rank -- 5 of 238

Violent Crime Severity Index

Value -- 227.3
Rank -- 4 of 238

Non-Violent Crime Severity Index

Value -- 205.6
Rank --  5 of 238

In 2011 - Williams Lake:

Population -- 10,864

Overall Crime Severity Index

Value -- 198.2
Rank -- 6 of 238

Violent Crime Severity Index

Value -- 232.6
Rank -- 4 of 238

Non-Violent Crime Severity Index

Value -- 185.0
Rank --   7 of 238

As the stats bear out -- Overall and Non-Violent Crime Severity Indexes for Williams Lake are going in the right direction (down) and I'm certain Mayor Cook will be pleased with these stats (2011 vs 2010) however the Violent Crime Severity Index for 2010/2011 is staying steady and I"m certain her/local RCMP Inspector Warren Brown will want to look into the root causes as to why the Violent Crime Severity Index has not moved when Overall/Non-Violent Crime Severity Indexes are going down.

Some of my own thoughts include some being unable to cope with stress related to job loss and family responsiblity and even drug/alcohol substance abuse and why Williams Lake really needs a alcohol substance facility right in Williams Lake.  There is a facility North of Williams Lake but as I understand it, it is geared towards to First Nations clients.  Perhaps a push by Williams Lake Council to Interior Health/Health Minister Margaret McDiarmid on this file...

Quesnel is not ranked as it is not big enough (population of 10,000) to be included in this study

Meanwhile -- Prince George and Kamloops are big enough to be ranked by Stats Canada and in 2011:

Prince George

Population -- 72,321

Overall Crime Severity Index

Value -- 159.5
Rank -- 14 of 238

Violent Crime Severity Index

Value -- 158.2
Rank -- 14 of 238

Non-Violent Crime Severity Index

Value -- 160.0
Rank --   16 of 238

Kamloops

Population -- 86,043

Overall Crime Severity Index

Value -- 111.6
Rank -- 43 of 238

Violent Crime Severity Index

Value -- 110.9
Rank -- 42 of 238

Non-Violent Crime Severity Index

Value -- 111.9
Rank -- 48 of 238