The objective for both the Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit and the Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan local team which includes Saskatoon Police and the RCMP is to reduce injuries through education and enforcement.

Traffic Staff Sergeant Nolan Berg told the Board of Police Commissioners on Wednesday in the annual report that overall, the results for 2019 were good. There was a 41 per cent drop in accidents with no injuries last year, standing at just over 23-hundred. There was a 9.5 per cent decrease in accidents with property damage, a 1.5 per cent increase in accidents with injuries at 605 compared to 596 in 2018 and there were 4 fatalities in both 2018 and 2019.

Commissioner, Carolanne Inglis-McQuay questioned whether the public realizes that the CTSS isn’t funded by Saskatoon taxpayers, it’s funded by the government.

Police Chief Troy Cooper answered that awareness is something they have been working on, and will continue to highlight. He added that the partnership which has been going on for 6 years now is working, and it makes sense for the local police and the RCMP to be partners.