More police officers will be trained at the Justice Institute of British Columbia’s (JIBC) police academy with a 50% expansion of seats, supporting local police recruitment and building safe communities.

Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement in response to Statistics Canada’s release of 2024 police-reported crime statistics:

The 40th annual Police Honours Night recognized 241 deserving women and men of law enforcement in British Columbia for their bravery and dedication.

The successful Safe Community Situation Table program is expanding to the North Shore to use a collaborative, early-intervention approach to address complex social challenges by delivering faster access to services for people at high risk of harm, victimization or committing crime to survive.

The successful Safe Community Situation Table program is expanding in Willams Lake to use a collaborative, early intervention approach to address complex social challenges by delivering faster access to services for people at high risk of harm, victimization or committing crime to survive.

The successful Safe Community Situation Table program is expanding to Kamloops to use a collaborative, early intervention approach to address complex social challenges by delivering faster access to services to people at high risk of harm, victimization or committing crime to survive.

The successful Safe Community Situation Table program is expanding in Penticton to use a collaborative, early intervention approach to address complex social challenges by delivering faster access to services to people at high risk of harm, victimization or committing crime to survive.

The successful Safe Community Situation Table program is expanding in the communities of North Cowichan and Duncan to use a collaborative, early-intervention approach to address complex social challenges by delivering faster access to services for people at high risk of harm, victimization or committing crime to survive.