OUT-OF-TOUCH JUSTICE MINISTER THINKS SASKATCHEWAN’S WORST-IN-CANADA CRIME RATES ARE ‘ENCOURAGING’

MOOSE JAW – Sask. Party Justice Minister Tim McLeod says he’s encouraged by the state of public safety in Saskatchewan, despite the province being ranked the worst for crime severity in Canada.

“We are seeing a decrease, and I think that’s an encouraging sign, in terms of some of the strategies we’ve deployed,” said McLeod on Monday, standing next to Battlefords MLA Jermey Cockrill, whose community’s crime severity has jumped 30 per cent since 2018.

According to Statistics Canada, the Crime Severity Index in Saskatchewan for 2024 was 153.9, nearly double the national average (77.9) and two-and-a-half times the numbers for provinces like Ontario and Quebec:

Canada	77.89
Saskatchewan	153.85
British Columbia	92.98
Alberta	95.63
Manitoba	141.24
Ontario	60.69
Quebec	63.01
New Brunswick	84.53
Newfoundland	89.25
Prince Edward Island	72.59
Nova Scotia	75.45

“Minister McLeod is completely out-of-touch with the challenges facing his own community and province,” said Nicole Sarauer, Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Minister for Justice.

“After 18 years of the Sask. Party government, people no longer keep their doors unlocked. People don’t feel safe in their own businesses or being out in their own communities at night.

“For Minister McLeod to suggest otherwise shows how unserious he is about getting tough on crime and the causes of crime.”

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