Tag: RCMP

The latest Crime Severity Index (CSI) released by Statistics Canada shows a positive trend across Alberta RCMP jurisdictions, with a 10.4 per cent decrease in 2025 compared to 2024. The results reflect an overall decline in the volume and severity of police-reported crime across RCMP jurisdictions in the province.

Starting Saturday, RCMP officers in Alberta will be getting a wardrobe refresh. According to RCMP officials, frontline officers will begin wearing new navy-blue uniform shirts as part of a national modernization effort.

The RCMP say for the first time in more than 30 years, they will be changing the look of their vehicles, with the goal to improve visibility and to provide a modern, distinctive appearance.

The Town of Viking RCMP have recently launched a Non- Emergency Reporting by Email program. This comes after it was identified that community members often have safety concerns that do not meet the requirements of an emergency and do not have the means to travel to the detachment.

Several Alberta residents, including a resident from Kitscoty, have been convicted following a major investigation into illegal cougar and Canada lynx hunts across the province.

Alberta RCMP is reminding the public of water safety rules to remember as part of Drowning Prevention Week.  Mounties are reminding the public that water safety is everyone’s responsibility, no matter where you are, and by taking simple precautions can help prevent tragedy. 

Mounties are sounding the alarm on a scam involving Reader’s Digest prizes. Police say that as part of the scam, potential victims are contacted by phone, email, text or through social media and are told they’ve won a cash prize or other award through the magazine.

Mounties are reminding everyone to never operate a motorized vehicle - including boats and off-highway vehicles - if you are impaired due to drugs or alcohol. Mother's Against Drunk Driving Canada notes that on average in this country, one in every four fatal collisions involves an impaired driver.