You could soon have the option to use a website rather than the phone to report minor crimes...common councillor Greg Norton says he'd like to see Saint John look into an online crime reporting service, where citizens could lodge complaints about issues like graffiti, car thefts and mischief in an uploaded format.
Norton says letting people report less serious crimes on the web would free up the police lines and keep more cops on the street.
Norton says a number of other municipalities are using such systems with great success--and the best part is, it's easy to administer and tweak as necessary.
Meantime, Stats Canada is reporting the crime rate for 2011 in Saint John fell by 14 per cent.
