Hi This is not really my area, but the only way to get a full picture of crime in Obs would be if everyone were to report every incident to the Woodstock Police (and preferably also to us). Many minor incidents go unreported because people feel its too much trouble to report it, or because the incident won't be covered by insurance. (Insurance companies require a case number, which is what forces people to report an incident.) We do keep urging people to report crimes, however minor, but there's not much we can do if they don't. If the Woodstock Police had a full record of crimes committed in their area, it would also help them to motivate for extra personnel. Like many police stations, they are seriously understafffed. It is likely that much more crime goes unreported in other sectors (e.g. Sector 2, Salt River). At the recent Sector 1 meeting (9 July) we agreed to publicise efforts to make the Customer Service Centre (i.e. the desk where we go to report crimes) more user-friendly. We'll post something on this group soon.
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