Homicides drop in Regina, rise in Saskatoon [Video]

Saskatchewan homicide rates are some of the highest in Canada — Saskatoon having a record of 16 and Regina at 15.

But 2024 has seen Saskatoon’s 14th homicide while Regina has only five, a discrepancy Saskatoon Police Chief Cam McBride says they weren’t expecting.

“You know, we started off the year with a significantly higher number of homicides than we could have anticipated. And that left us feeling, you know, vulnerable to what changes might be occurring in the community. That has certainly slowed down,” McBride said.

Regina Police Chief Farooq Sheikh suggests the pivot in numbers could be payoff from their team’s hard work, but admitted the decline is tough to explain.

“Very thorough investigation from start to finish is some of the reason why we’re bringing [homicides] down,” Sheikh said. “I can’t explain when we have a homicide, why we have a homicide. We don’t know until we’ve solved it or investigated. But again, it’s …