After Wednesday’s double homicide, Prince George could be on track to reach its highest murder rate in years.
In 2016, the Prince George RCMP recorded 4 murders in the city. 3 have been confirmed and the fourth is a missing person police believe was likely murdered.
Four people were murdered in the city in 2015 as well.
In 2013 and 2014, the Prince George RCMP only recorded a single murder each year.
These numbers were included in the RCMP’s Year in Review presentation to City Council on January 9.