Crime Stats December 14, 2020 to December 21, 2020
Thunder Bay 210 ~ Greater Sudbury 60
THUNDER BAY, SUDBURY, ONTARIO December 22, 2020 (LSN) Crime Stats December 14 to December 21 2020, Thunder Bay 210 Incidents vs 60 Incidents for Great Sudbury which as a larger population and does not have an Injections Site. Thunder Bay announced that there are now Two Injection sites are currently operated in Thunder Bay by Norwest Community Health Centres and Dilico Anishinabek Family Care.
The City of Thunder Bay appears ready to embrace strategies like decriminalization and safer supply initiatives in fighting a worsening opioid crisis but could face barriers from provincial and federal governments less enthusiastic about those approaches. The funding would come from the Ontario Government ie Hospitals and other health care budgets.
Crime Stats December 14, to December 21, 2020
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Populations |
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Sudbury |
161,531 |
Thunder Bay |
108,359 |
Homicide |
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Sault Ste Marie |
2 |
Sudbury |
3 |
Thunder Bay |
8 |

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Thunder Bay maintained its title as the murder capital of Canada in 2018, For the third consecutive year - and the fourth time in the last five years
The city reported the second-highest score under the national violent crime severity index, at 159.7, trailing only Winnipeg (161.4) in the category, which measures the overall volume and severity of the violent crime. The figure is nearly double the Canadian average of 82.4 among census metropolitan areas.
On a per-capita basis, Thunder Bay Police investigate missing person reports at a rate nearly five times higher than their counterparts in Toronto.
Figures released this week by the Thunder Bay Police Service show there were 850 missing person reports last year, or about 732 per 100,000 population.
In 2018, 44 people died of opioid overdose in Thunder Bay.
It’s made Thunder Bay the highest per capita opioid death rate in Ontario.
The 44 deaths were a 40 per cent increase from 2017, a year in which Thunder Bay also held the highest provincial rate.
Between July 2017 and June 2018, nearly 3,900 naloxone kits were handed out by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and local pharmacies,
The City of Thunder Bay Drug Stragaty Committee announced that Two sites are currently operated in the area by Norwest Community Health Centres and Dilico Anishinabek Family Care.
Impaired Driving
Thunder Bay in 2019 had 204 by mid-Decetmber their was 280.
Back in the 90's there was 120 to 130 per year. In the 2nd week of their Christmas blitz there were:
4 Alcohol Impair Drivers
6 Drug-Impaired Drivers
They have since stopped reporting the break down of Drugs vs Alcohol As it went again Thunder Bay City Council Free Drug program
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Sign on the NorWest Health Clinic, Simpson Street

Murders by Ward 2020 Thunder Bay, Ontario
Homicide #1 |
Northwood Ward
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Charged Courtney Marie LABELLE, 34
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212 Victoria Ave West |
Jan 1st |
Homicide #2 |
McKellar Ward |
Charged Cody ECHUM, 19, of Thunder Bay, |
Syndicate Ave North |
Jan 9th |
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Current River Ward |
https://lakesuperiornews.com/Public-Safety/Crime/two-deaths-being-investigated |
South Court Street |
Feb 28th |
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McKellar Ward |
https://lakesuperiornews.com/Public-Safety/Crime/two-deaths-being-investigated |
North Cumberland Street |
Feb 29th |
Homicide #3 |
Red River
Ward |
Charged Brianna Netemegesic |
100 Block Picton Ave |
Mar 3rd |
Homicide #4 |
Mckellar Ward |
Victim
28-year-old Adrian Kadeem Drysdale of Toronto |
500 Block North May Street |
Mar 23rd |
Homicide #5 |
Curent River Ward |
Victim
14 year old Kayliegh IVALL,
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Arundel Street near Lyon Boulevard |
Apr 27th |
Homicide
#OPP |
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Victim
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Near Wasp Lake Road
Highway 527 |
May 13th |
Homicide
#6 |
Current River
Ward |
Victim PAUL WINNIFRED VIVIER
Charged
DENIS TERRY BERNARD
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MidTown Tinn |
May 30th |
Homicide
#7 |
Red River Ward |
Charged Lyrina Jacob
Victim YDIA ROSE JACOB, |
Dawson Appartments |
June 19th |
Homicide
#8 |
McKellar Ward |
Victim
Christopher David MEESEETAWAGESIC, 31 |
400 block of Main Street |
Aug
30th. |
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Appointed by Thunder Bay City Council Ken Boshcoff and councillor Shelby Ch'ng Citizen Empty
Appointed by the Province Karen Machado
No Appointment No decision-making powers
Malcolm Mercer appointed by the Province oversees the TBPS.
And a new arms-length Human Rights/Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Unit within the force.
The citizen of Thunder Bay fund the Board but made no decisions.
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