Crime is an issue we need to deal with not only because it is bad for us, but also because the rest of the world is watching.
The B.C. Progress Report’s 2007 Interim Report compares B.C.’s social condition to other provinces based on five categories: low-income cut off, personal property crime, income assistance levels, low birth weight, and long-term unemployment. B.C.’s overall ranking was ninth in Canada, with the second worst poverty and crime rate in the country.
The recent gang style shootings, drive by shootings, and drug dealings have you on high alert for your personal safety. Due to the recent rising toll of apparent tit-for-tat gunplay tied to criminal gangs most people are worried about the risk of being caught in the cross fire, or the risk of witnessing something that could cost them their life.
You deserve to live in a safer community you where you feel comfortable enough to walk in your own neighborhood late at night or leave your doors unlocked when you run in to pay for gas.
