Hanover Police Chief Chris Knoll says drug and substance misuse, mental health, intimate partner violence and property crime continue to be the main drivers of police business.

Knoll says in a report to Hanover Council, there were 5,666 calls for service in 2024, a 2.3 per cent increase over 2023.

His report says, “To meet this workload demand, we increased our uniformed staff to 16, the first such increase since 2021 when we had 4,618 calls for service.”

Knoll adds, “This means that we have handled a 23 per cent increase in calls for service since 2021 with a little more than a 6 per cent increase in officers.”

Knoll says the police service does its work through enforcement, education, and partnerships with community stakeholders. He explains, “Because the factors that lead people to

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