Inside Moose Jaws 2025 crime plan [Video]

The City of Moose Jaw is addressing its approach to crime in 2025. Police say crime rates are trending downward, but calls are still on the rise.

“We broke 20,000 calls for service it looks like for the 2024 year,” says Rick Johns, deputy Chief of Moose Jaw police. “Although we are seeing … a trend down in our crime rates, our calls for service continue to increase, and most of those calls have to do with just responding to social issues.”

Police have started implementing multiple changes to their policing approach, including body cameras for officers and targeting smaller crimes like trespassing. Despite the changes in focus, Johns says violent crime remains a priority for law enforcement.

“We would look at our violent crime rates as being a priority and ensuring that we are dealing with those both proactively and reactively, and also to ensure that our officers can do that in a …