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30th Year, Issue 24
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June 17, 2010
Ward 5 among safest in Ottawa
36 pages
DANCING INTO SUMMER
Councillor satisfied with most aspects of ward crime statistics DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com WEST CARLETON – The 2009 crime statistics compiled by Ottawa Police Service show West Carleton to be at, or among, the lowest numbers of any ward in the city. Although not much different than 2008, last year’s Ward 5 figures are up slightly. But they weren’t up nearly as much compared to other wards, even ones with similar demographics – such as Osgoode. West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry, who is also chairman of the police board, is pleased with the figures, but remains concerned about the severity of traffic accidents. Two fatalities and two people sustaining serious injuries in recent weeks has him pushing for people to do what they can to reduce speeding. “Ward 5 is on the bottom of the list when it comes to crimes across the city. I take pride and joy in having that. I like to see it across the city,” El-Chantiry said. “Every accident is very serious here because the roads are longer and (have) less lights than in the city.” He encourages people to call in speeding complaints at 613236-1222, ext. 7300.
However, criminal code traffic offences – meaning dangerous driving, impaired, driving while prohibited and other offences – are down by 10 from 2008, to 22. The solvency rate is also down, by three percentage points to 81.8 per cent. KEY CRIME TRENDS In the key crime trends category – including crimes against the person, crimes against property and other Criminal Code of Canada offences – the overall number is up by 30 in West Carleton, to 454. The solvency rate is up, also, to 30.2 per cent. In crimes against the person, the number is up by 10 last year to 64. The solvency is down by almost four per cent to 78.1 per cent. Crimes against property are up by 35 last year to 350. The solvency rate is also up, by more than 2 percentage points to 14.9 per cent. Vandalism remains a problem in some villages, including Dunrobin. On Monday the community association announced its building was again vandalized after having been repaired just last fall. Calls for service rose by 746 in 2009 to 7,482. A full breakdown can be found at ottawapolice.ca.
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Sarah Elliott, left, and Nicole Power dance to a Michael Jackson song at Stonecrest’s coffee house on June 10, helping to cap off another great year. The leaving ceremony is June 25. See more photos page 9.
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