N.B. RCMP report fewer fatal collisions, more child exploitation cases

FREDERICTON, N.B. – It’s been an unimaginable year for the New Brunswick RCMP and yet their 2013-2014 annual report reveals several successes they’ve had in policing.

Some of the most promising numbers include an eight per cent reduction in property crime and a 30 per cent decrease in roadway fatalities. RCMP responded to 38 fatal collisions with 48 people killed – the lowest number of deaths on N.B. roads since their records began in 1956.

There have also been numerous Internet Child Exploitation cases brought to light.

“It’s been an incredible year. But I think it shows that if you have a good foundation built, you can continue to go up,” said N.B. RCMP Commanding Officer Roger Brown.

“I got a report card every year I went to school. But it wasn’t as good as this one.”

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Drug related crime is also down five per cent. This past year, officers collected more than 8,500 marijuana plants and over half a million illegal cigarettes.

There are areas to improve – 2013 also saw a rise in violent protests and the number of crimes involving the Internet Child Exploitation Unit continue to increase.

View the full report: 2013-2014 Annual Report

With files from Global’s Emily Baron Cadloff