Thunder Bay police responded to 947 calls for service in one week
THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to 947 calls for service between March 22 and March 28, a snapshot of the steady demand facing frontline officers and emergency dispatchers in the city. The weekly figures also show the range of incidents police are handling, from traffic crashes and assaults to intimate partner violence and mental health-related calls.
Collisions, unwanted persons and violent incidents among busiest call types
According to the weekly breakdown, officers responded to 73 motor vehicle collisions during the seven-day period, along with 82 calls involving unwanted persons.
Police also attended 46 intimate partner violence calls, 45 Mental Health Act-related incidents, 27 assaults and 17 family disputes.
In addition, officers responded to 11 weapons calls and 11 break-and-enters during the week.
The figures represent selected categories from the week’s overall workload and do not account for every type of call officers handled.
Communications centre handled more than 4,300 calls
Beyond the calls requiring an officer response, the Thunder Bay Police Service Communications Centre handled 4,346 calls in total over the same period.
Of those, 1,822 were made directly to 911, underscoring the pressure on dispatchers as they triage emergency and non-emergency incidents across the city.
That works out to an average of more than 620 communications calls each day, including about 260 calls to 911.
What the numbers show
The weekly totals highlight how much of policing involves responding to a broad mix of public safety, social disorder and crisis-related incidents, not just criminal investigations.
The number of intimate partner violence and mental health-related calls also points to the continuing strain on emergency services and the wider community, as officers are often called to situations involving people in crisis, family breakdown or ongoing safety concerns.
For Thunder Bay residents, the figures offer a week-by-week look at the demands placed on both patrol officers and the dispatch system that supports them.
