Violent crime in Surrey in 2016 is down by 16 per cent compared to the previous year, including significant drops in attempted murders, assaults and robberies, according to statistics released by the Surrey RCMP. "I think it's always encouraging when you see the numbers are going down but there is an ebb and flow," said Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner. Alanna Dunlop says using crime analysis data to target repeat offenders is making a difference. Areas to improveSurrey's property crime rate didn't change much between 2015 and 2016. "Theft of vehicles declined by five per cent but theft from vehicles rose by 22 per cent in 2016," Dunlop said.

Source: CBC News February 02, 2017 21:22 UTC