Two apparently random stabbings last month will create the impression of a less safe downtown Saskatoon, even if statistics show otherwise. yxe
But these incidents point to a mental health crisis more than one of simply crime and that requires a wider response.
The 42-year-old man who committed that stabbing confessed his guilt and testified he was a schizophrenic who had failed to take his medication that day and had been drinking.Article contentand the issues created by The Lighthouse assisted living facility located across from the theatres. But assaults and other violent crimes actually appear to be decreasing downtown. During the first five months of this year there were 82 assaults downtown and a total of 127 so-called crimes against the person.
Those numbers make it easier to argue that downtown Saskatoon is becoming safer — or at worst remaining the same in terms of safety — than it would to suggest downtown is becoming more dangerous.
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