Saskatoon, the fastest-growing city in Saskatchewan, sees its fair share of crime. And with 15 reported homicides in 2024, the many new faces among its leadership are tasked with bringing rising crime<\/a> to heel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe heard pretty loud and clear from residents that they are concerned about safety,\u201d said Mayor Cynthia Block. \u201cWhat we are doing isn\u2019t working. The problem is accelerating.\u201d<\/p>\n Saskatoon\u2019s police chief Cameron McBride says the task of lowering crime is made more complex by existing social issues.<\/p>\n \u201cWe saw reduction in reported property crime, but we saw an increase in reported violent crime,\u201d says McBride, \u201cWhen we look at, again, raw data, social disorder is driving a lot of our workload.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Saskatoon added $8.5 million to the police budget and created an intimate partner violence team to combat rising social crime like domestic violence.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n However, Mayor Block says enforcement can\u2019t address every issue.<\/p>\n For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cWe know that that\u2019s the expectation of our residents at this time, even though I think we need a lot more than that. If we\u2019re truly trying to have a safe community, that perhaps doesn\u2019t always require those same types of policing resources. And by that I mean homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n Block says crime will continue to be a problem as long as poverty is, too.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t![\"For](\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\")
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