The British Columbia government is going to spend $16 million over the next two years focusing its efforts on 420 chronic offenders behind a “disproportionate” amount of street disorder, and property and retail crime.
The spokesperson for a coalition of community and business groups formed in response to crime, violence and public disorder said that while they welcome the program, the underlying causes of mental health and addiction must also be addressed.
Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger announced on Monday the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative in Nanaimo, B.C., a community that has been beset by the problems.
“We hear this time and time again from
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