Too Early To Say Inclement Weather Impacted Crimes In May

By Robert Thomas

Maybe it has maybe it hasn’t. To find out for sure it’s going to take time.

That’s the word from Acting Moose Jaw Police Services Chief Rick Johns when it comes to whether or not May’s weather caused a drop in crime.

“We are watching it month to month but we’re cautious to try and pin it down to one thing,” Johns said when asked by MJ Independent whether May’s inclement weather kept lost souls (criminals) at home and reported crimes down.

May’s statistical report shows calls for service lower in 2025 than in the previous two years

In May 2025 the calls for service were 1757 while in May 2024 they were 1863 and May 2023 there were 1936 calls for service.

In April of this year there were 1847 calls for service.

The crime stats have dropped from April to May of this year.

In April there were 37 assaults of various categories while there was a dip to 28 in May 2025.

Year over year there was a major drop in break and enters with 30 in May 2024 and five in May 2025.

In April 2025 there were six reported break and enters.

There was a slight uptick in May 2025 and April 2025 when it came to impaired driving. In April there were five charges laid whereas there were six charges laid in May 2025.

Calls for service are not always about criminal matters - most are not - but simply the number of times the public has requested police assistance.

For a conclusive reason for the drop Johns said various factors have to be considered and the matter studied.

“There are criminologists with a lot more letters behind their names than me and would be looking into matters such as that,” he said.

“We report to Stats Canada and we track this in relation to other communities, other police services and determine whether this is just a local trend or whether it’s a national trend and once that information gets back to us we’re able a little bit better idea or sense as to why crime rates have dropped.”

Despite the need to have an expert look to find a definitive answer Johns said May’s weather may have impacted the stats.

“It could have a little bit to do with it as well for sure,” he said about the weather’s impact on May’s statistical report.