Violent crime is up 36 percent in Surrey this year, due in large part to a gang turf war that led to an unprecedented number of public shootings.
Surrey RCMP released its second quarter crime statistics for 2015, which documented the increase in violence crime.
“A significant part of this increase is attributed to the series of shootings that occurred in the city between March and June,” the report said. “Surrey RCMP, CFSEU-BC and Delta Police continue to target the two groups believed to be involved in this low-level, drug conflict.”
“Using numerous tactics, including overt and covert enforcement initiatives and community engagement, we have been gathering intelligence and evidence on those we believe are involved in these targeted shootings to advance the investigations. Recently, we have seen a significant decrease in the number of shootings related to this conflict with a total of 3 occurring in May and June, compared to the 7 reported in April.”
There is also good news in the report – it notes that the murder rate is down 14 percent over this time last year.
Robberies are up though.
“The last quarter saw cigarettes being targeted in convenience stores across the Lower Mainland, a series of bank robberies, and robberies using online classified advertisements. Surrey RCMP’s Robbery Unit continues to have had significant success in financial institution robberies, achieving a nearly 100% solve rate,” S.Sgt. Dale Carr said.
Check out district by district stats here:
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