RCMP says 2025 Crime Reduction Strategy was a success in targeting Alberta’s most prolific offenders

Alberta RCMP says its Crime Reduction Strategy was a success in 2025, as Mounties were able to target some of the province’s most prolific offenders.

The RCMP made the announcement on Tuesday, saying they used data and intelligence to conduct targeted enforcement and suppression across the province.

Mounties reportedly looked into and ranked tens of thousands of unique offenders and developed a matrix to determine which offenders were causing the most harm in Alberta. From there, targeted enforcement was conducted, which led officers to seize around $897,000 worth of illicit drugs.

Additionally, the Community Response Team was able to seize 37 firearms, which led to 123 firearm charges, while also being responsible for 152 arrest warrants.

“The Alberta RCMP’s Crime Reduction Strategy tackles a very complex issue with a simple solution,” says Supt. Michael McCauley, Officer in Charge of Crime Reduction Strategy for the Alberta RCMP, “by targeting the offenders that are causing the most harm to Albertans, while also focusing on the locations that are the most vulnerable.” 

On top of this, the RCMP says its Bait Vehicle Program was also a success as it led to 22 people being arrested.

The Bait Vehicle Program used GPS-monitored vehicles placed in strategic locations known to be of high risk for auto theft. Following 29 deployments, the RCMP says they saw a 33 per cent reduction in motor vehicle thefts.

“Auto theft remains a national issue that has become a significant funding source for organized crime groups,” says Sid Kingma, Director, Western Canada, Équité Association. “On behalf of our members, Équité continues to collaborate with law enforcement on this critical public safety issue to protect communities.”

Due to the strategy, selected property crime (auto theft, break and enters, theft over/under, and possession of stolen property) is sitting at a ten-year low in Alberta.

As for the targeted enforcement against prolific offenders, the RCMP says 476 individual offenders accounted for all of these arrests, which only accounts for eight per cent of all harm committed in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions.

Most notably, one person who was ranked in the top 500 priority offenders was arrested 2,073 times.