Thunder Bay Crime Activity Week in review (Sept. 14–20)
Thunder Bay – Local News – The Thunder Bay Police Service logged 1,034 calls for service between Sept. 14–20. 404 of those were Priority 1 & 2responses. CAD highlights for the 7-day period:
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70 motor vehicle collisions
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43 intimate partner violence calls
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53 mental-health related calls
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15 weapons calls
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18 assaults
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6 break and enters
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98 unwanted persons
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20 family disputes
TBPS Communications handled 4,758 total calls, including 1,935 via 9-1-1.
What made news this week
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Collision near school → drug & driving charges (Sept. 18): A pickup struck multiple parked vehicles outside St. James School; cocaine and cash were seized. One woman faces dangerous operation and HTA charges; a man faces possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a Schedule I substance.
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Homicide investigation update (Sept. 22): TBPS, OPP and NAPS began a landfill search for evidence in the death of Deborah Anishinabie (42) of Sandy Lake FN. Police say there’s no threat to public safety.
Eight-week trendline: calls for service
Below are the most recent weekly totals published by NetNewsLedger/TBPS, with dates indicating the week covered:
| Week | Calls | Priority-1 (if reported) | Source |
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| Jul 7–13 | 1,042 | 197 | netnewsledger.com |
| Jul 14–20 | 1,107 | 235 | netnewsledger.com |
| Aug 4–10 | 1,030 | 230 | netnewsledger.com |
| Aug 18–24 | 1,056 | 222 | netnewsledger.com |
| Aug 25–31 | 1,021 | 188 | netnewsledger.com |
| Sept 1–7 | 918 | 175 | netnewsledger.com |
| Sept 8–14 | 1,032 | 186 | netnewsledger.com |
| Sept 14–20 | 1,034 | P1+P2 = 404 | (this report) |
Notes: We used the latest eight weekly reports available; the two early-July entries slightly pre-date a strict 8-week lookback but are included to complete the series.
What the numbers say
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Average (last 8 reported weeks): ~1,030 calls/week.
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Momentum: The most recent 4 weeks (Aug 25–Sept 20) averaged ~1,001 calls/week, down ~5.4% from the prior 4 weeks (Jul 7–Aug 24) at ~1,059 calls/week.
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Priority-1 trend: Reported P1 calls eased from ~230+ per week in July/early August to 175–188 in early September. (Latest week lists P1+P2 = 404, so P1-only isn’t comparable.)
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Collisions & social-harm calls: High collision counts and persistent intimate partner violence/family dispute and mental-health calls remain steady pressures on front-line response (e.g., 93 collisions in the Aug 25–31 week alone).
Context for readers
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Road safety remains a hotspot: Impaired and dangerous driving continue to generate arrests and collisions in and around Thunder Bay.
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Serious investigations continue: The Anishinabie homicide file underscores ongoing major-case demands alongside routine call volume.
Sources for weekly stats & notable cases: Aug 25–31 weekly (1,021 calls; CAD detail), Sept 1–7 (918), Sept 8–14 (1,032), and prior weekly summaries including July figures, plus the Sept. 19 school-zone collision and Sept. 22 homicide update.
