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According Ridge Meadows RCMP stats, Mounties logged a total of 1,673 files in 2011, compared to 1,660 in 2010.

Walsh told council that RCMP remain accountable to the public through the influence of the media, the court system, in car cameras, regular meetings with council, and from the general public, capturing controversial incidents with cellphone video cameras.

That's due to an increase in the number of legal medical marijuana grow operations, Walsh said.

Coun. Judy Dueck was worried about the number of motorists using cellphones while driving.

Robberies saw the most significant spike when it came to crimes against people, increasing by 67 per cent over the year, to 10 in 2011 from six in 2010.

The City of Pitt Meadows saw the number of criminal offences rise by one per cent over the past year.

New laws and more enforcement were credited for keeping impaired drivers off the roads in Pitt Meadows, contributing to a drop of 42 per cent in impaired driving charges to 21 in 2011 from 36 in 2010.

One issue police are facing Balenciaga Silver City is the amount of time spent dealing with mental health issues, which last year amounted to 447 incidents. But it's difficult to the track the issue through normal police reports, said Walsh, adding later Balenciaga Clutch 2017

A rise in break ins contributed to a spike in property crime, with commercial break and enters seeing a 38 per cent increase, to 58 in 2011 from 42 in 2010. Residential break ins also increased, by 19 per cent to 58 in 2011 from 42 in 2010.

"multi jurisdictional" criminals into the area.

Sex offences in Pitt Meadows went up by 50 per cent to six in 2011, compared to four in 2010.

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of six per cent that includes drug possession files which saw a 15 per cent spike to 45 in 2011 from 29 in 2010, while drug trafficking dropped by 60 per cent to just two files in 2011, compared to five in 2010.

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Walsh said two initiatives focusing on crime hot spots and the red serge patrol where Mounties don traditional garb for downtown summer patrols have also been successful.

"We are the ad hoc mental health people," he told council.

Property crime in the city increased of six per cent, while crimes against people, such as assaults, robberies and kidnappings, decreased 10 per cent.

Last year, 205 firearms were seized and 32 marijuana grow operations dismantled. There were also three fatal accidents, while in 2010, nine people lost their lives in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows from motor vehicle fatalities. The new Golden Ears Bridge is also bringing more motorists to west Maple Ridge and allowing Guess Red Patent Leather Handbag

mental health an issue in Maple Ridge

Police also dismantled fewer marijuana grow operations last year (32) compared to 63 the year before.

Walsh said distracted driving is now RCMP traffic services' top priority, even over impaired driving.

that it's a conservative number.