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Is there alot of street crime in Vancouver? |
Travel Info Is there alot of street crime in Vancouver? Travel Tips Yes, unfortunately there is a lot of street crime in Vancouver and its suburbs. There are a lot of "hot spots" like East Vancouver, Kitsilano, Newton, etc. The neighbourhoods do not have to be necessarily poor to have a high crime rate - like Kits for instance. Or places like skytrain and bus stations which can attract hoodlums at night. Vancouver has a lot of homeless people as well as drug addicts. They need money and most are on the look out for easy cash - which may be loose change in somebody's parked car, or electronics in someone's house, or the purse of a woman walking late at night, or the ipod the schoolkid is listening to while walking home. My brother is a police officer and tells me that robbery keeps him and his coworkers very busy indeed. Of course, besides robbery you also have violence. This can happen after nightclubs and bars close and the drunks end up on the streets. This leads to fights which can become deadly. But, gang violence can also happen during the day, like after school. Just over a week ago there was a group of kids that clashed near Science World and a 13 year old boy was stabbed to death. Very sad. Cheers, Petra M, VancouverThere is street crime and gang violence in most major cities. Vancouver is no exception. The question is whether there is a lot of street crime. Well, I know the CBC did a story about youth gangs there that were beating up other teenagers just for kicks. One incident led to a murder in 1997 of a young native indian girl. In a city of 600,000 odds are good that some of the neighborhoods will have street crime, youth gangs, and be more prone to violence. It all depends on if you feel safe in the town. http://www.bcjusticereview.org/working_g... http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/... http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/... http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/i... Auto thieves love to target out-of-province and U.S. vehicles. If you do drive your vehicle and are from out of town, do not leave any valuables in your vehicle. I'm from Seattle and have had my car broken in twice on separate occasions. Luckily, nothing valuable was stolen. A friend from Calgary and others have been victimized as well. Any large city will have crime in vancouver avoid the east end and Hastings street very little...as long as you avoid certain areas. |
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