Criminal activity is up in North Bay for the start of the year, but the deputy chief says we can’t draw conclusions after one month. January saw more sexual assaults, robberies, break enter and thefts and assaults over the same time a year ago. There were five sexual assaults in January compared to none at the same time last year. And break, enter and thefts saw 22 incidents as opposed to five last year in January. Al Williams says it’s too early to tell if there’s an upward trend in criminal activity.








