The Police Services Review disclosed that 20 per cent of our officers are on leave, many due to stress. It’s a shocking number and shows that our officers need more support from our city council than they are getting.
Businesses in our community are being overwhelmed by a massive increase in theft, vandalism, and threats of violence to their staff.
The review states that our police officers are facing 150 per cent more calls for service than those in other large communities in British Columbia. This is resulting in a caseload which is 84 per cent higher per officer than the officers in those other large communities. These statistics are indicative of Prince George having the highest crime severity index in the province.
These increased caseloads come at a time when the legal and evolving technical requirements are also creating significantly more administrative workload for police officers in every jurisdiction. It is estimated that over 40 per cent of an officer’s day is now spent writing reports and performing administrative duties. Providing additional municipal support staff would redirect time officers spend on paperwork to carrying out general duty.
Unfortunately, until the provincial government addresses their responsibility to provide support for mental health and addiction, and changes how prolific offenders are dealt with by Crown, the resulting costs associated with the fallout from these issues will continue to be downloaded onto our city. Only persistent lobbying by our mayor and the city’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee can hope to change it.
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