The crime rate in Vancouver showed a significant decrease at the end of 2009. Almost half of the murders in Vancouver occured in the first three months of the year.
"We were able to make some key arrests in Vancouver and drive down that violence, and surpress it somewhat," said Const. Jana McGuinness of the Vancouver Police Department."So the second half of the year looked quite different than the first half of the year," she added.
In the first two months of the year, police responded to over 30 calls of shootings in the Metro Vancouver area. Although it may not be a staggering decrease, the number of homicides in 2009 in Metro Vancouver was 56, compared to 58 in 2008.
The city of Vancouver,however, did see an increase in gang violence. Most gang violence has been linked to the billion dollar drug trade. With easy access to the United States border,a burgeoning marijuana industry and links to Mexico's drug cartels, Vancouver's drug industry shows no sign of slowing down. "Let's not kid ourselves, there's a gang war and it's brutal," said Vancouver police chief John Chu. Arrests have only been made in 25 per cent of drug-realted cases, compared to 90 per cent in domestic homicide cases.
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