March 8, 2002
Assaults up in Nunavik
At last weeks meeting
of the Kativik Regional Government council in Inukjuak, the Kativik Regional
Police Force reported sobering news to the councillors: the number of assaults
is rising noticeably in Nunavik.
In 2000, the KRPF recorded
a total of 525 assaults in Nunavik 199 for the Ungava Bay region and
326 for the Hudson Bay communities. In 2001, the number of assaults reached
723 229 for the Ungava Bay and 429 for the Hudson Bay region.
During the first month
of 2002, there were 56 assaults in Nunavik. KRPF chief Brian Jones said if the
trend continues, there will be nearly 700 assaults in Nunavik in 2002. He attributed
this increase to drug and alcohol abuse.
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