Edmonton Central

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

EPS data: ~60% of property crimes involve suspects with substance use disorders. Addiction & homelessness overlap is real in #EdmontonCentral. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

300+ unhoused Edmontonians died in 2023 — 8× the toll of 2019. Drug overdoses & street violence are primary causes. #EdmontonCentral #YEG #Crisis

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Edmonton encampment complaints rose from 9,000 in 2022 to 17,000+ in 2023. Some camps had 80–90 structures and gang activity. #EdmontonCentral #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Over 2,600 encampments dismantled in just the first 6 months of 2024 — double 2023. Displacement pushes the crisis into #EdmontonCentral's neighbourhoods. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

36.4% of Edmonton's homeless spent nights in public spaces — streets, parks, ravines. #EdmontonCentral residents share these spaces. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Oct 2024 PiT Count: 57.7% of homeless respondents stayed in unsheltered locations. Parks, trails & alleys of #EdmontonCentral. #YEG #PublicSafety

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Homelessness in Edmonton up ~200% since 2020. Central neighbourhoods absorb the majority of the visible crisis. #EdmontonCentral #YEG #Housing

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Homeward Trust: 4,963 people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton as of Dec 2024. Thousands live in or pass through #EdmontonCentral daily. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Edmonton spent $5.8M cleaning up encampment sites in 2024 — a 240% cost increase from 2023. Reactive cleanup is NOT a strategy. #EdmontonCentral #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Nearly 9,500 homeless encampments removed in Edmonton in 2024 — 40% MORE than 2023. Yet the number of homeless GREW. #EdmontonCentral needs real solutions. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

EPS data: crime clusters at high-traffic corridors. Airport Rd/Kingsway — ~3,000 incidents. The heart of #EdmontonCentral. Act now. #YEG #PublicSafety

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

June & July 2025 saw 7,400+ reported incidents/month city-wide — the HIGHEST months on record. Summer on #EdmontonCentral streets is a safety emergency. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Disorder & mischief calls = 25% of ALL Edmonton incidents in 2024. #EdmontonCentral's public spaces, parks & transit hubs are ground zero. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Edmonton's knife-related violence ticked UP 1% in 2024. Street confrontations in #EdmontonCentral are part of this troubling pattern. #YEG #PublicSafety

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

Violent incidents in Edmonton rose 1.8% in 2024 even as overall crime fell. Downtown & #EdmontonCentral neighbourhoods feel this rise most acutely. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

EPS calls for service hit their HIGHEST EVER in 2024 — up 5.1%. Central Edmonton drives a disproportionate share of those calls. #EdmontonCentral #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

4,500 vehicle thefts in Edmonton 2024. Parking lots near Kingsway & 97 St are persistent hotspots. #EdmontonCentral residents live this daily. #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

6,092 mischief-property incidents in Edmonton 2024. Public benches, transit shelters & park infrastructure in #EdmontonCentral bear the brunt. #YEG #PublicSafety

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

6,738 assault incidents reported in Edmonton in 2024. Central neighbourhoods like McCauley & Boyle St carry the heaviest burden. Enough is enough. #EdmontonCentral #YEG

[Edmonton Central @EdmontonCentral]

EPS 2024: 24,747 theft-under-$5K incidents city-wide. #EdmontonCentral's downtown core remains the highest-density crime zone. Residents deserve safer streets NOW. #YEG