Salmon Arm RCMP handled nearly 1,900 calls in the first three months of 2026, with most incidents occurring within city limits, a new report to council shows.
Sgt. Scott provided the quarterly report to city council.
From January to March 2026, officers responded to 1,876 calls for service. According to the report, 1,493 of those calls were within the City of Salmon Arm, representing 80 per cent of the total file workload.
The detachment received 352 more reports than in the same quarter in 2025.
According to the report, crime trends showed no homicides, increases in several property and drug-related offence, decreases in violent and vehicle related incidents, a rise in domestic and substance abuse and fewer youth and mental health-related calls compared to 2025.
Over the past few months, there were 65 documented traffic stops and 13 collisions with damage over $10,000 or injury collisions within the city.
The Salmon Arm RCMP will be out on foot patrol as the weather warms up.
