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Drop in Police Calls in Wellington County for 2021

Drops in driving complaints, police assistance and motor vehicle collisions

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Crime is down across Wellington County according to a year end report by Wellington County OPP staff.

In 2021 the largest drop in calls is from driving complaints with a total of 2589 calls on the issue, a drop of 9 per cent when compared to numbers from 2020.

2nd to that comes from police assistance related needs with 2430 calls and motor vehicle collisions saw a total of 1823 calls.

The pandemic is likely a cause for a drop in crime over the last 2 years with 2020 seeing a drop in calls to a total of 24,660.

This comes after a record high in 2019 with 32,699.