CRIME IS INCREASING IN MY COMMUNITY!

I AM CONCERNED.

For my employees, customers and business!

Bar chart showing reported crime in Newfoundland and Labrador for 2023 and 2024. Property crime increases from 1.8K in 2023 to 2.1K in 2024, and other Criminal Code violations including violent crime increase from 1.7K in 2023 to 2.6K in 2024, indicating a rise in incidents year over year

Illustration of a small business storefront damaged with broken windows, partially blocked by yellow police tape reading POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS. A police car with flashing lights is parked in front. Text reads LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS, conveying concern about crime affecting businesses

1: Source: Newfoundland and Labrador, justice and Public safety crime dashboard:
https://www.gov.nl.ca/jps/justice-and-public-safety-crime-dashboard/dashboard

Hon. Helen Conway Ottenheimer,
Minister of Justice and Public Safety

CC: Hon. Tony Wakeham, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

I am concerned. Crime in my community is increasing. It’s impacting my business, and I worry about the safety of my employees and customers.

By signing this petition, I pledge to report all crimes to the authorities so that they have an accurate account of our lived experience.

If I see something, I will say something.

I’m asking you to assign the resources required by law enforcement and the justice system to proactively address crime in our community.
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