Protecting people from property damage and theft

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Police in many communities’ report that a small number of individuals are responsible for a disproportionate amount of property crime, such as theft, shoplifting, vandalism and street disorder. Many of them have complex needs related to housing instability, mental health and substance use.

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Bringing together coordinated teams of prosecutors, police, corrections, mental health liaisons and others, the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative will focus on individuals who are responsible for high levels of these crimes.

We are dedicating $16 million to establish 12 new regional hubs across the province – including in rural communities, the Lower Mainland, the Fraser Valley, and Vancouver Island. These hubs will have the capacity to monitor, support, and intervene with up to 420 individuals involved in repeat property offending.

Small-scale pilots of the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative have been running in Kelowna, Nanaimo and Nelson since November 2025. In Kelowna, police have credited the program with helping stabilize property crime trends and has shown a decline in break-and-enter offences as well as for creating a more targeted and co-ordinated approach to reducing reoffending and enhancing overall public safety in Kelowna.

Together, these programs will provide enhanced supervision and case management for up to 865 individuals involved in repeat offending across the province – targeting both repeat violent offending through ReVOII and individuals engaged in chronic property crime and public disorder through C-POII.

Public safety is a priority for our government, and we know there’s more work to do to ensure that we’re bringing crime rates down, while supporting small businesses and our province’s most vulnerable people. We’ll continue to invest in programs that support people, businesses, emergency personnel and mental health professionals to make sure that everyone feels safe in B.C.