The Vancouver Police Department could soon find itself in a dispute with city council. The VPD board submitted its 2021 budget proposal to the city this week, opting against a cut of one per cent requested by city staff, which would put the budget at $318.6 million. The full memo from the police board to city council can be found here. According to city documents, the overall crime rate is down in 2020, and violent crime is approximately the same as last year. In his presentation to council, Palmer cited individual types of violent crime that were up, along with neighbourhoods where violent crime was up.

Source: CBC News December 03, 2020 01:41 UTC