City of Surrey 2020-2024 Financial Plan

RCMP

residents attended the event and learned how they can get involved in public safety and strengthening their community. During the year 75 presentations were also delivered, providing 1600 residents with information related to crime, safety and emergency preparedness; • Continued to work collaboratively with a wide range of community partners and stakeholders to address public safety issues, including significant contributions from community members involved in our crime prevention and volunteer programs. In 2019, training was provided to 161 individuals participating in the Block Watch program. Surrey RCMP volunteers contributed over 13,350 hours assisting with community engagement events and participating in programs such as Speed Watch (164,988 vehicles checked), Lock-Out Auto Crime (321 parking lot audits conducted), and Stolen Auto Recovery (381 deployments with 74 stolen vehicles recovered). Volunteers in the Auxiliary Program also contributed 5,172 hours assisting with over 149 major events and community engagement campaigns; • Participated in a joint initiative with municipal and provincial partners to identify and address distressed and problem properties in Surrey that are causing public safety and social issues in our community. As part of this effort, an information package was developed to help property owners better understand their roles, rights and obligations in keeping their property problem free, which in turn helps reduce negative impacts of problem properties in the community;

• Launched Project Lavender, a program which aims to empower young women and girls to make positive choices and surround themselves with healthy relationships. The program was developed collaboratively with female students from across Surrey to ensure the program focuses on relevant issues identified by youth. The one-hour presentation is geared towards grade 5- 10 students and tackles topics such as sexting, sexual exploitation, and drug and alcohol awareness;

Project Lavender reaching students in Surrey Schools

• The Surrey Gang Enforcement Team (SGET) introduced a new module of the Detachment’s Shattering the Image anti -gang presentation. They also continued to engage and support local businesses through the roll out of the Inadmissible Patrons Program (IPP) that was launched in December 2018 to discourage and deter violent criminal activity in and around restaurants and licensed establishments. During 2019, police conducted 465 checks as part of this program, which lead to 65 people being evicted from participating business premises, and also attended three large events to provide a proactive presence;

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