{"id":588077,"date":"2026-04-07T13:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/588077\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:30:17","slug":"a-question-of-safety-how-crime-and-social-disorder-are-changing-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/588077\/","title":{"rendered":"A Question of Safety: How crime and social disorder are changing Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calgary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this four-part series, the CBC&#8217;s Elizabeth Withey explores recent trends in social disorder and crime, and how they are shaping public perceptions of safety.<\/p>\n<p>CBC Calgary looking into public perceptions of safety, impact of crime and social disorder, and solutions<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775568615_787_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"author-image-img\"\/><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/author\/elizabeth-withey-1.4685722\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Withey<\/a>  \u00b7 CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Apr 07, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A compilation of images that includes the city skyline and images from downtown.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775568616_586_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"leadmedia-story-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Join CBC News in this four-part series as we explore how crime and social disorder are changing Calgary. (CBC News)<\/p>\n<p>Public safety is a big talking point in Calgary.<\/p>\n<p>Many Calgarians do not feel safe, especially downtown and on\u00a0public transit. <\/p>\n<p>Often, it&#8217;s because of what they see in public spaces: suspicious behaviour, open drug use, disturbances, and people struggling with mental health issues and homelessness.\u00a0Calls to police about social disorder in\u00a0the city centre hit a six-year high in 2025. And while overall crime is down citywide, violent crimes have increased in frequency and severity, especially in the core.<\/p>\n<p>CBC Calgary has been looking into public perceptions of safety,\u00a0the impact of crime and social disorder,\u00a0and\u00a0what&#8217;s happening in the city to address these complex issues.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be airing and publishing these stories during the month of April. Check back for more reporting and leave your thoughts in the form below. We&#8217;d love to hear from you.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775568617_992_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"author-image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"authorprofile-biography\">Elizabeth Withey has been a journalist in Alberta since 2004. Her work has earned a National Newspaper Awards citation of merit for arts and entertainment writing, three Radio Television Digital News Association awards for continued coverage, digital data journalism and sound editing, and multiple honours from the Society for Features Journalism. She produces the podcast This is Calgary.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/corrections-clarifications-1.5893564\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corrections and clarifications<\/a>\u00b7<a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/email-cbc-contact-phone-tips-news-story-1.6466536\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submit a news tip<\/a>\u00b7Report error<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calgary In this four-part series, the CBC&#8217;s Elizabeth Withey explores recent trends in social disorder and crime, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-588077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}