Victoria Mayor Announces $10 Million on Diverted Spending for Community Safety

Victoria Mayor Announces $10 Million on Diverted Spending for Community Safety
Victoria police vehicles are shown in Victoria, B.C., on Dec. 20, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
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Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said residents will see a difference in community safety within six months after announcing $10.35 million in funding for additional police and bylaw officers, temporary housing and the “huge task” of cleaning up parts of the city.

Alto’s announcement comes after the city released a Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan last month on how it will tackle declining social disorder in the city set off by homelessness and addiction.