A Crime Analysis Report presented by the RCMP at the City of Grande Prairie’s Public & Protective Services Committee meeting on January 31 has noted a trending decrease in crime data in the areas surrounding the Coordinated Care Campus.

The report was based on police calls and common offenses.

In Northridge neighbourhood, the number of calls for service remained approximately 35% lower overall, comparative to 2019. This declining trend, related to a decrease in calls for service, is consistent in the Northgate East neighbourhood and the Coordinated Care Campus property.

Although some businesses in the Northridge neighbourhood did see more police files generated in 2022 compared to 2021, the call for service numbers remain on par with the number of files generated in the baseline year of 2019.

At the Coordinated Care Campus site itself, the area has seen a decline from 60 police files in 2019 to 17 in 2022. The first tenants moved into the facility in November 2021.

Regular reports on RCMP statistics around the Coordinated Care Campus are being brought to Council to ensure the facility is being integrated effectively into the community and providing a safe solution to homelessness for all residents.

The Coordinated Care Campus is a community supportive housing facility designed to address chronic homelessness in the community. Approved in 2021 as a Rapid Housing Initiative, the Coordinated Care Campus will see a former hotel and conference center converted into supportive housing units and municipal offices.

Information provided by the City of Grande Prairie