The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said violence and street crime have dropped in the city’s Downtown Eastside since a police task force was set up three months ago.
Dubbed the Task Force Barrage, the team has been focusing on Gastown, Chinatown, and Hastings Street, according to VPD. Officers patrolling the the area maintain high visibility and are able to quickly deal with violence in the neighbourhoods, it said.
