News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: Did You Know |
| Title: | CN BC: Did You Know |
| Published On: | 2009-07-07 |
| Source: | Province, The (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2009-07-07 17:13:09 |
DID YOU KNOW . . .
That Downtown Eastside Drug Arrests Are Declining?
A 2006 City of Vancouver report on the Downtown Eastside showed that,
contrary to popular belief, drug arrests in the area were actually on
the wane -- and on the rise in other parts of Vancouver. In 1997,
there were 1,153 arrests in the Downtown Eastside -- 75 per cent of
the city's 1,533 drug arrests. But in 2002, there were 1,782 Downtown
Eastside arrests, just 36 per cent of the city's 4,883 arrests.
That Downtown Eastside Drug Arrests Are Declining?
A 2006 City of Vancouver report on the Downtown Eastside showed that,
contrary to popular belief, drug arrests in the area were actually on
the wane -- and on the rise in other parts of Vancouver. In 1997,
there were 1,153 arrests in the Downtown Eastside -- 75 per cent of
the city's 1,533 drug arrests. But in 2002, there were 1,782 Downtown
Eastside arrests, just 36 per cent of the city's 4,883 arrests.
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