Calgary Police update on the crime around the injection site with increased police presence.
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Despite an increased police presence surrounding Calgary’s only supervised drug consumption site, crime and disorder in the immediate area appear to still be on the rise this year, newly released statistics show.
There were 883 calls to police from the public within the 250-metre zone near the Safeworks consumption site, located inside the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, from April to June, according to a report released Friday by Calgary police.
That figure is 40 per cent higher than the three-year average for the quarter.
But Beltline Neighbourhoods Association president Peter Oliver said the report also highlights increased crime as an issue plaguing the city centre in general. Vehicle crime was up 85 per cent over the three-year average during the second quarter of 2019 while break and enters were up 52 per cent in the inner city.
Neufeld said the report shows a correlation between usage of services at the Chumir centre and calls to police. For every two unique safe consumption site users, there has been an increase of one call to police.