The Thunder Bay Police Service managed more than 4,000 calls during the first week of March 2026, highlighting the high volume of emergency activity in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Between March 1 and March 7, 2026, the police communications centre processed 4,061 total calls. Out of all those requests, 1,750 were made directly to the 911 emergency line.
While the dispatch centre was busy with thousands of requests, police officers across the city provided 885 direct responses to calls for help. This difference shows how staff must prioritize urgent, high-priority incidents over general questions or tasks that do not need an officer on the scene.
This data provides residents with a look at how police resources are used and the level of activity handled by staff each week. Sharing these numbers is part of an effort to show the community the daily workload of emergency responders in the city and nearby municipality.
