Vancouver’s police boast of data which, they say, show that a recent $ 5 million reprimand against crime in the city center of Eastside gets results.
The Vancouver police service announced Labor force dam In mid-February, a three-part plan aimed at targeting organized and violent crimes in the neighborhood.
The initiative includes a wave of uniform police officers, new coordinated and long -term surveys targeting increased gangs and community partnerships.
“These additional officers gave us strength in number and allowed us to do more,” said the ISP. Gary Hiar, Commander of the District 2 of VPD, which includes the city center of Eastside.
“Last week, no theft was reported in downtown Eastside. Progress is clear when you walk or go down the East Hastings Street. The sidewalks look cleaner and the streets have started to look safer, but there is still work to do and this work will take some time. ”
Police said on Thursday responded to 4,760 calls in the city center of Eastside in the first month of the project.
The police seized 197 weapons, including firearms, tasers and knives, an increase of 258%.
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The police have executed 153 arrest warrants and carried out 204 arrests of the penal code.
During the same period, the average number of assaults went from four a day to three per day in the DTE, and the attacks involving weapons dropped by 30%, according to the police.
The mayor of Vancouver, Ken Sim, announced for the first time the increase in the police presence in the city center of Eastside in January as part of a more important project to reshape the region, which includes a frost on new support housing.
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