Random attacks and violent crime by repeat offenders in B.C. jumped 31 per cent in 2020\u002D21 compared to 2019.
Last fall, a report commissioned by the province and authored by Doug LePard and Amanda Butler found that random attacks and violent crime by repeat offenders jumped 31 per cent in 2020-21 compared to 2019. In the last month alone, a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed on a bus in Surrey and a father was stabbed to death outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks in front of his partner and young daughter.
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the province has invested in integrated teams to deal with prolific offenders, earmarked $1 billion over three years for mental health and addiction, and spent $230 million to add more RCMP officers to rural communities. The B.C. Prosecution Service also released a statement defending the fact that Crown prosecutors only ask for pretrial detention in about half of cases involving repeat violent offenders, saying that the justice system would “grind to a halt” if it adopted a blanket policy of asking for detention in every case. The service said discretion by police, prosecutors and judges is a key part to maintaining fairness in the justice system.
His office also said the reforms did not change the criteria for when accused people can be released on bail.
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