Public safety is on the rebound in 2022, according to Metro Vancouver Transit Police crime data.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police have reported a significant drop in crime rates and, in most instances, a drop in overall criminal activity in 2022 despite a big boost in ridership, compared to 2021.
As such, the rate of crime per 100,000 passengers fell 21 per cent year over year and the rate of property crime fell 33 per cent. Transit police handed out 104 fewer provincial violation tickets and executed 858 arrest warrants, compared to 1,094 in 2021. And, transit officers cuffed just 439 people in 2022, compared to 480 in 2021 in regard to new incidents on the system.
Furlan said she does not have any specific answer for as to why crime rates dropped so precipitously in 2022, although she suggested it could be a result of more officer presence on the transit routes. She hailed a new “community safety officer” program that will see 12 such officers fully trained by the end of this year. These CSOs will be peace officers who can only enforce the TransLink’s code of conduct and bylaws.
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