BC Allocates $5M to Combat Downtown Street Crime

BC Allocates $5M to Combat Downtown Street Crime
A Vancouver Police officer is pictured in Vancouver, on December 4, 2024. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns
Olivia Gomm
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The B.C. government is allocating up to $5 million for a new program aimed at addressing street crime in the province’s downtown communities, including robbery, shoplifting, theft, and property damage.

The province’s new Community Safety and Targeted Enforcement (C-STEP) program intends to help police strengthen their response to property crimes and street disorder, says a May 30 release.