4 Agassiz Harrison Hope Observer Friday, July 29, 2011
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RCMP plan to hit the streets More visibility could lead to lower crime rates Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER
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If you put a police officer on every street corner, you won’t have crime on that intersection. That’s the theory behind the RCMP’s Upper Fraser Valley Strategic Plan, Superintendent Keith Robinson said. He has been explaining the latest plan to all the councils in the area. On Monday night, he spoke to Hope’s council and next he’ll be in Harrison Hot Springs. There are three directives in the 2011-2013 plan, he told The Observer. They are to create safer communities, optimize RCMP resources and support RCMP staff and members. Creating safer communities is his number one goal, he added. And one of the easiest ways to get there is to increase visibility. Putting
more police officers in a three-year strategic plain view, having them plan each year, as a way walk around and park to keep on track of the in visible locations, will most important issues. automatically increase The most recent plan the feeling of safety in took into account many any community, he said. consultations with As an extra benefit, the community members, same strategy including mualso works to nicipalities, discourage poFirst Nations tential crimigroups and nals. organizational “When we leaders. They put police on also conducted the streets, an online surthey are getvey in Februting involved ary, collected ROBINSON in what’s going anonymously. on,� he said. Overall, UpThe plan means show- per Fraser Valley resiing members how they dents are happy with can slightly alter what the level of policing they’re already doing to they are receiving, acbe more in the public cording to the report. eye. Eight per cent of those “As soon as you do who completed the that, you have a good survey expressed disfeeling from the public, satisfaction with the that they’re feeling safe,� RCMP. The three most he said. common suggestions The RCMP release for improvement were
to have a greater community presence, to work more closely with community groups, and to deal with the sale of illegal drugs. That survey information was then used during a planning retreat held this spring that led to the framework for the updated strategy. The Upper Fraser Valley regional detachment encompasses Hope, Agassiz, Chilliwack and Boston Bar, and all the smaller communities within that area. As superintendent, Robinson keeps the districts and municipalities informed of police strategies and plans. It’s important for each individual community to be on board with any changes in direction, as small as they may be, he said. “If people don’t buy into it, it’s an effort in paper,� he said.
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