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VIOLENT & PROPERTY CRIME RISE IN 2023
RCMP say increase could be result of victims feeling more comfortable coming forward and reporting crimes ANDREW HUGHES
ahughes@squamishchief.com
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iolent crime in Squamish has risen over the past year, but police say the increase could be a result of victims feeling more comfortable reporting crimes. At the March 26 committee of the whole meeting, two Squamish RCMP members, Staff Sgt. Gareth Bradley and Sgt. Dallas Langley, presented an annual update about local crime to Squamish council members. Notably, both violent crime and property crime occurrences increased in 2023 compared with 2022.
VIOLENT CRIME When discussing violent crime, Langley said the RCMP believes their collaborative work in town may be contributing to victims coming forward more often when crimes occur. “Now, ultimately, these numbers might look bad. What I would say would definitely account for a lot of these is we spent a significant amount of efforts over the
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