Chilliwack RCMP to present data showing fewer property crimes, crimes against persons

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Supt. Lee and Insp. Pankratz are also expected to review information from the Crime Reduction Unit; their data appears to show a 25 per cent drop in a year-to-date comparison involving controlled substances and drugs.

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The presentation also touches on the upcoming drug decriminalization in British Columbia in which people who use small amounts of drugs will no longer be prosecuted. The RCMP wrote in its eight-page presentation to Chilliwack City Council that mental health and substance use support cards have been shipped to all police agencies within Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health jurisdictions; a media strategy addressing decriminalization will roll out on Monday, January 30; police have developed internal policies and procedures on decriminalization; and community engagement will occur through Situation Tables and the Downtown Business Improvement Association.

According to a news release from the B.C. government, certain substances will remain illegal, but adults who have 2.5 grams or less of the certain illicit substances for personal use will no longer be arrested, charged or have their drugs seized. Instead, police will offer information on available health and social supports and will help with referrals when requested, the B.C. government wrote in a news release on May 31, 2022.

The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP logged 30,954 calls for service in 2022, of which 1,406 were assigned “Priority 1” calls. It conducted 697 curfew checks and 1,910 foot patrols in 2022.