Some locals and experts have come to the consensus that on-the-ground law enforcement isn’t enough to curb the city’s perception of crime — a course of action that the closest levels of government seem to have strayed away from.
Calgary’s overall crime rate is trending downward. Still, the severity of offences is worsening, as is social disorder, which has put...
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