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Analysis of crime data posted by the Edmonton Police Service on its new open-data dashboard website shows crime rising steadily across the board the past five years.

Property crime, in particular, is a trouble spot, with all four major categories projected to rise by more than 25 per cent compared to numbers posted in 2011. A tally of the four property crime indicators — break and enter, theft from vehicle, theft of vehicle and theft over $5,000 — is projected to be up 36 per cent from 2011.

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While violent crime has risen steadily the past five years, the city is on pace for a small decline in 2016 compared to last year. EPS tracks violent crime with four indicators — assault, homicide, robbery, sexual assault — with robberies showing the biggest increase

So far, EPS has not met its target to reduce property crimes and has almost met targets for social disorder, violent crime and recruit applications. Online crime reporting showed a massive jump and exceeded the department’s target by 46 per cent. Many of the categories are still being tracked to see if they meet the goals.