Edmonton police plan to allow online sexual assault reporting

Letting sexual assault survivors file police reports online could encourage more people to come forward and raise dismal reporting rates for the crime, says the head of the Edmonton police sexual assault section.
In a presentation to the Edmonton Police Commission Thursday, Staff Sgt. Christa Pennie said city police plan to introduce online reporting for sexual assaults some time next year.
“It’s not going to be for reporting crimes that are occurring right now. Those crimes still ne