The Free Press: Violence against city officers rises for third consecutive year

Frank Cormier, a criminologist and University of Manitoba professor, said there is no precise explanation for the increases.

He said the use of alcohol or drugs, such as methamphetamine, could be one of the contributing factors.

“If we have more people intoxicated by various things, we will see more assaults on police simply because police are the people who get called when somebody is highly intoxicated and acting in some sort of way,” Cormier said.

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